我再 我再喝口水
“Let me... Let me take another sip of water.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我再 我 再喝 口水
“Let me... Let me take another sip of water.”
祯娘 我同你讲 这个杜贵妃呀 其实出身并不高
“Zhen, let me tell you, this Noble Consort Du actually comes from a humble background.”
“Hold on a second, let me wet my throat before I tell you this juicy story.”
Taking a deliberate pause for tea or water right before disclosing major news is a common conversational device in Chinese culture to heighten the listener's anticipation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
drink a mouthful of water; take a sip of water
A natural everyday phrase used literally or to buy a brief pause in conversation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If I drank any more, I would have gotten drunk.”
“let's have another drink.”
“You're going to get yourself sick.”
“Drink more. Drink more. The doctor said you must drink more water.”
“You still expect me to drink?”
“I just want some water.”