送汤药这种小事 还要劳烦将军来
“General, you don't need to bother bringing me medicine yourself.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
小小姐姐 我去给你买点蜜饯回来
“Xiaoxiao, I'll go buy you some preserves.”
送汤药这种 小事 还要 劳烦 将军来
“General, you don't need to bother bringing me medicine yourself.”
你是我踏白的功臣
“You contributed to my army.”
“You shouldn't lower yourself to serve me; I don't deserve this royal treatment.”
In traditional hierarchical relationships, subordinates feel a duty to minimize their importance and politely object when superiors show personal devotion, avoiding appearing entitled.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
such a trivial matter; such a small thing
Used to minimize an action's difficulty or scale to show humility when someone does a favor.
to inconvenience someone; to trouble someone
A polite, respectful formula used before or after requesting someone of equal or higher status to do something.
Indicates physical movement toward the speaker's location to carry out an action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but she's good at decoction and soup.”
“Steward Tang was thoughtful. He brewed Her Highness's medicine”
“How's the soup? Any left?”
“Medicine can restore his body but can't fix his heart.”
“Tang's invitation is not just about a meal.”
“who was a bit fierce with Nurse Tang.”