我也忘了要说什么事了 你好好出差吧
“(Qian Fei) (I forgot what I wanted to say.) (Have a good business trip.)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
谢谢
“Thank you.”
我也 忘了要说什么事 了 你好 好 出差 吧
“(Qian Fei) (I forgot what I wanted to say.) (Have a good business trip.)”
钱菲呀
“Qian Fei.”
“I had something important or emotional to say, but I don't want to burden you right now.”
In Chinese interpersonal dynamics, pretending to forget a topic is a common, gentle tactic to avoid burdening someone who is busy with work responsibilities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
focus on your business trip properly
Using '好好' before a verb phrase conveys warm consideration and encourages the listener to focus on their task without worry.
Marks a change of state regarding the speaker's memory, asserting that the topic has slipped their mind.
Softens the imperative suggestion to focus on work, sounding gentle and considerate.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'd almost forgotten about that. That's great.”
“There's something I forgot to tell you.”
“There's one thing I forgot to mention:”
“I forgot. And I didn't know you were coming today. It's fine.”
“I forgot to tell you that I won't be coming home these days.”
“Since I forgot, let's just forget about it. You and Dad can keep it.”