去跟阿羽好好吃顿饭 再歇上一觉
“Go have a good lunch with Yu and get some sleep.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可喝多了也伤神 马上就要用午膳了
“But too much tea will upset you. It's almost lunchtime.”
去跟阿羽 好好吃顿饭 再歇上一觉
“Go have a good lunch with Yu and get some sleep.”
我相信接下来我们要面对的局面 必定不会轻松
“I'm afraid we're going to confront tough challenges.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese interpersonal communication, telling someone to 'eat well and sleep well' is the quintessential expression of pragmatic care and solidarity prior to facing crisis.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
properly; thoroughly; to one's heart's content
Placed before a verb to emphasize taking time to do something carefully or comfortably.
take a rest of; get some
Verb plus directional complement '上', softening the command and indicating taking an interval of rest.
a meal
Standard measure phrase pairing '顿' with '饭'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He has seen my devotion to Yu.”
“Yu finds it quite good. It tastes very much like what his mother used to enjoy.”
“Come on, Yu. Show me how well you can hunt.”
“Yu will be very sad.”
“Yu. Yu. Come here.”
“There, there. I'm here.”