按理说 他也要给我发请柬的
“Normally, he would send me an invitation as well.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我爹爹跟吴守备共事过 他也知道我在南京
“My father worked with Commander Wu. He knows I'm in Nanjing.”
按理说 他也要 给我 发请柬 的
“Normally, he would send me an invitation as well.”
太好了
“Great.”
“Don't worry, my connections will easily get us into the event.”
In traditional Chinese society, social invitations follow unwritten rules of family association and reciprocal courtesy (礼数), where failing to invite an old colleague's child would be considered a breach of etiquette.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ordinarily; by rights; reasonably speaking
Use this phrase to introduce an expectation based on logic, rules, or established social etiquette.
to send an invitation
A standard collocation used when extending formal event invitations.
Affirms certainty and expresses conviction regarding the logical outcome.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If you miss the General, we can always write to him. I have to go back.”
“is the invitation card I chose.”
“Right. Invites go out now. It's the grand finale.”
“I gave him a ticket to the fashion gala.”
“Of course, I had to give him a heads-up.”
“I also have a favor to ask.”