为了我妹妹的婚礼 辛苦你了 你这话说得
“thank you for all your hard work for my sister's wedding. Oh, come on. Don't be so polite.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
李师傅
“Mr. Li,”
为了我 妹妹的 婚礼 辛苦你了 你这话说得
“thank you for all your hard work for my sister's wedding. Oh, come on. Don't be so polite.”
“Oh, come on. Don't be so polite. I'm not the one who worked hard. Your brother-in-law did.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese etiquette encourages expressing heartfelt thanks for life milestones while the other person gently protests that thanks are unnecessary among close relations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
thank you for your hard work / I appreciate your effort
The standard Chinese expression to show appreciation for effort or assistance rendered by someone else.
look how you're putting it / don't mention it like that
A colloquial phrase used playfully to protest that the other person is being overly formal or excessively polite.
Functions as a marker completing the polite expression of gratitude '辛苦你了'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“My poor Qinxiang.”
“- My poor sister. - Qinxiang.”
“Oh, come on. Don't be so polite. I'm not the one who worked hard. Your brother-in-law did.”
“and disturbed my sister's wedding,”
“I sincerely apologize for my unreasonable sister.”
“But she is still my sister.”