戚东家谬赞了 这只是一个开头
“I'm so flattered, Master Qi. This is just the beginning.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
真让戚某佩服
“I truly find you admirable.”
戚 东家 谬赞了 这只是一个开头
“I'm so flattered, Master Qi. This is just the beginning.”
要想实现东图先生的梦想 绝非 一朝一夕之功 好
“Realizing Mr. Dongtu's dream is by no means an overnight effort. Fine.”
“Thank you, but let us not celebrate prematurely when the real work has just begun.”
In Chinese business culture, directly accepting high praise can appear arrogant, so professionals customarily deflect praise using classical formulae.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
you flatter me excessively / I am undeserving of such praise
A highly polished, traditional formula used to deflect compliments in formal or professional contexts.
merely a beginning
Useful when reminding interlocutors that current progress is preliminary.
Marks the completion of the compliment and softens the formal deflection.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Master Qi, what do you mean by this?”
“Master Qi is truly open-handed!”
“Master Qi has been imprisoned.”
“Master Qi, you are so sincere.”
“Master Qi was just imprisoned, and the Tian family couldn't sit still.”
“Master Qi, you truly understand the way of business.”