我家不卖衣服的嘛 举手之劳
“We sell clothes. It was nothing.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一直也没换
“You never changed it.”
我家 不卖 衣服的嘛 举手之劳
“We sell clothes. It was nothing.”
那 你干吗送我衬衣的时候 那么不自然啊
“Then, why were you so awkward when you gave me the shirt?”
“Don't read too much into it; it wasn't a big deal to get for you.”
In Chinese social interaction, downplaying generous gestures as 'effortless' helps preserve modesty and reduces psychological pressure on the recipient.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a mere trifle; no trouble at all; effortless favor
A polite, modest idiom used when deflecting thanks or explaining why you helped someone.
Points out an obvious reason or fact that justifies why the favor was easy.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“So what if we aren't selling? We can just stop right now.”
“If people want to buy things, I have no reason not to sell to them.”
“Clothes for sale! Clothes!”
“Who else would I sell it to other than you?”
“are you sure she's selling clothes?”
“Why buy me so many clothes?”