也没那么厉害啦 只不过是
“I'm not that amazing. I merely...”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“and lays the foundation for a flourishing age. Your Excellency is truly amazing.”
也 没那么厉害 啦 只不过 是
“I'm not that amazing. I merely...”
见过城主
“Greetings, Your Excellency.”
“You flatter me too much; let's not make it sound more grand than it actually is.”
Directly accepting grand compliments can be seen as self-aggrandizing in Chinese culture, so speakers habitually downplay their achievements using softening phrases.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not that great / not as impressive as made out to be
A standard and polite response to compliments used to avoid sounding arrogant.
merely / only / it is just that
Used to minimize the significance of one's achievements or explain something simply.
Softens the denial of the compliment, making the modesty sound lighthearted and approachable.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I don't think they're much better than us. One, two, three, four.”
“You were acting tough just now, weren't you?”
“You're amazing.”
“Better than never.”
“Doesn't it look awesome?”
“I think that's amazing. If it were me,”