我去朝姐儿那儿走一趟 这里你先应付一下
“I'll go to Zhao's place. You handle things here for now.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这样
“Here's the plan.”
我去 朝姐儿那儿 走一趟 这里你先 应付一下
“I'll go to Zhao's place. You handle things here for now.”
母亲受累了
“Thank you for your trouble, Mother.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese extended households, senior women divide duties pragmatically to maintain domestic order and handle internal family affairs.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
make a trip / pay a visit
Frequently used in spoken Chinese to denote going somewhere specifically to handle a practical matter.
hold down the fort / deal with things temporarily
A very useful pragmatic chunk for asking someone to handle visitors or emergent issues temporarily.
Functions as a diminutive suffix attached to names, conveying familiarity and seniority over the person mentioned.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I wonder if Jinzhao saw it.”
“Zhao just returned home.”
“-My Lady! -Zhao! What should we do? Third Master! It's only been a short while.”
“I suspect Jinzhao isn't keen either.”
“So? Did you find out where Zhao is going this time?”
“and Jinzhao kept pressing.”