你们住得太远了 就别来回折腾了
“You live too far away. Don't trouble yourself going back and forth.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Mrs. Bai, don't worry. She's fine with me here.”
你们 住得太远了 就 别来回折腾了
“You live too far away. Don't trouble yourself going back and forth.”
“Why don't I just change into different outfits? You can take several at once”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Urging guests or helpers not to 'zheteng' (suffer needless hassle) demonstrates hospitality and empathetic politeness by prioritizing the other person's physical comfort over formalities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
toss and turn / travel back and forth with great hassle
Refers to making repeated, exhausting trips or going through unnecessary trouble.
live too far away
Standard conversational justification for politely declining visits or sparing someone travel fatigue.
Softens the imperative advice into a warm, friendly suggestion to spare them trouble.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Living that far away works too. No one's going to visit you anyway.”
“It's okay. I live very close to here.”
“living in such a remote place.”
“I was far away from you. Even if I told you, it'd only make you worried.”
“I came all the way here”
“I'm just saying, if you live far, be careful taking a cab.”