劳烦师兄白跑一趟
“So you went there for nothing.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
比上次那批彩陶还次
“Even worse quality than the last painted pottery.”
劳烦 师兄 白跑一趟
“So you went there for nothing.”
不白跑
“Not really.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional peer hierarchies, younger peers show great sensitivity toward wasting a senior apprentice's time, proactively acknowledging any trouble caused.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to trouble someone; to bother someone
A respectful, traditional formula used when asking someone for assistance or apologizing for imposing on their time.
to make an errand or journey in vain
A highly common spoken idiom used when a visit or trip yields no useful result.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Thank you for lending a hand, Senior Bai.”
“I won't let you make a wasted trip.”
“Senior Bai and I were in the same sect—”
“I want you to die alongside Senior Bai!”
“Please take care, Senior Bai.”
“If you are free, Senior Bai,”