你俩可以名正言顺地来往了
“You two can openly keep in touch then.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他是你的金主了
“he's your big investor now.”
你俩 可以 名正言顺 地 来往 了
“You two can openly keep in touch then.”
要不然那可就几百万的损失啊
“Otherwise, you'd be losing millions!”
“Now that he is your financial backer, nobody can gossip about the two of you spending time together.”
Chinese culture places great emphasis on having proper social justification (名分) for relationships to avoid scrutiny and moral censure.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
perfectly justifiable; legitimate and aboveboard
An idiom derived from the Analects used to describe an action that is proper, justifiable, and has an official basis.
to interact; to associate with someone
Used broadly for social, romantic, or business dealings between individuals.
Indicates a new situation or change of state regarding their relationship status.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“our two families can be close friends.”
“So we'll still have dealings? Hard to say.”
“You two keep finding each other remarkably often.”
“Please. Please come in.”
“Since they are not coming, it's all for the two of us.”
“That doesn't make sense. When you two left, the vibe was fine.”