尽享今朝欢愉 你不用再铺垫了
“so as to savor today's joy while it lasts? Stop beating around the bush.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
吃着糕点
“and pastries,”
尽享今朝欢愉 你 不用再铺垫 了
“so as to savor today's joy while it lasts? Stop beating around the bush.”
“Just say whatever on your mind.”
“Cut the small talk, I know you have an ulterior motive.”
While Chinese communication often relies on subtle prefaces, close acquaintances frequently cut through polite preambles to show intimacy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to lay groundwork; build up to something
Commonly used in modern Chinese to mean beating around the bush or setting up a conversational prelude.
no need to continue doing something
Direct phrase to halt an ongoing action or conversational tactic.
Indicates a change of state, instructing the speaker to cease their conversational groundwork immediately.