只是有一事 你听了莫要伤心
“There is one thing, but please don't get upset when you hear it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
翠俏姐 我去南京这段时日 田家可有什么动作
“Cuiqiao, during the time I was in Nanjing, did the Tian family make any moves?”
只是有一事 你听了 莫要伤心
“There is one thing, but please don't get upset when you hear it.”
那田本昌 怕是只有吴汝一人出力 并不保险
“Tian Benchang apparently believes that relying on Wu Ru alone isn't secure enough.”
“Brace yourself, because what I am about to tell you will hurt.”
Chinese interpersonal communication frequently uses buffering prefaces before delivering negative news to show empathy and cushion emotional shock.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
do not; please refrain from
A slightly formal or literary negative imperative synonymous with '不要' or '别'.
there is one matter
A conventional conversational opener used to introduce a specific topic or piece of news.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“There's one more thing. I'm not sure if I should report it.”
“there is one more thing. I would like to ask you for a small favor, Young Master Wu.”
“I need you to do something for me now.”
“There is one thing I need to remind you.”
“Right, there is something.”
“there's something I need to confirm with you.”