既然出来玩 大家就开开心心的嘛
“Come on, we're out to have fun.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“she didn't want me to trouble the Duke too often.”
既然 出来 玩 大家 就 开开心心的 嘛
“Come on, we're out to have fun.”
不要说这些伤心的事
“Let's not talk about sad things.”
“Stop talking about things that bring everyone down and let us just have fun.”
In Chinese social dining and outings, bringing up heavy family burdens or personal grievances is seen as dampening the shared group spirit (sao xing).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
since we are out having fun
A useful conversational opener to redirect attention away from serious or upsetting matters during leisure.
happy and joyful
A vivid AABB adjective pattern used to emphasize pleasant, lively collective enjoyment.
Softens the statement into an obvious, coaxing reminder rather than a harsh reprimand.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We were having a good time today.”
“It's okay. Let them play. Look how happy they are.”
“-Come out! -Come out! Don't hide! Don't hide there!”
“Enjoy yourself. Please. Let's go.”
“I gotta listen to reason in this line of work.”
“that it was your idea to go out. Got it? Don't worry. I won't spill the secret.”