今日来人也少了许多
“And there are far fewer people here today.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我可不一样啊
“I, for one, do not.”
今日 来人 也 少了许多
“And there are far fewer people here today.”
前辈不如一一问过
“Senior, why don't you ask them one by one”
“Since there are so few people today, we can easily question them one by one.”
In Chinese discourse, speakers often state an objective condition first to logically pave the way for a recommendation rather than making an abrupt demand.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
today
A slightly more literary or formal alternative to the everyday spoken term '今天'.
decreased significantly; far fewer
A standard construction to describe a noticeable reduction in quantity or crowd size.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“These days, there are fewer customers.”
“There are quite a lot of people today.”
“It's so crowded today.”
“I noticed there are more guards on duty today.”
“Now more and more people use them.”
“I've already had five meet-ups this morning.”
“He almost becomes a foreigner.”
“Yes, the heat's a bit low.”