有一个不情之请
“have a request.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我呢
“I”
有一个 不情之请
“have a request.”
“I wonder if you would be willing to hear me out first.”
“I know this is a big favor and slightly presumptuous, but please hear me out.”
In Chinese culture, preemptively labeling one's own request as inappropriate lowers the speaker's status and preserves the listener's face if they need to decline.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
an uncalled-for request; a presumptuous favor
A classic set phrase of polite modesty (qianci) used right before asking someone for a significant or slightly awkward favor.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“a favor to ask...”
“I have another humble favor to ask.”
“I have one more small request.”
“have one more thing to ask.”
“I also have a favor to ask.”