这最古老的嘛 谈不上
“I wouldn't call it the oldest.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
最老的民宿是吧
“is the oldest in all of Kashgar, right?”
这最古 老 的嘛 谈不上
“I wouldn't call it the oldest.”
但是嘛
“But”
“Calling us the oldest is an exaggeration, but we still have plenty of heritage.”
Chinese proprietors often politely decline superlative praise to demonstrate modesty and avoid sounding boastful or deceptive.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot be said to be; far from being
A polite, standard conversational idiom used to modestly decline compliments or downplay claims.
the oldest; most ancient
Superlative expression commonly used to refer to architectural or cultural longevity.
Signals that the topic being evaluated is an obvious point of discussion, marking a pause to consider.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's not new. It's traditional.”
“Grand Ancestor is here tonight. We're having a meeting.”
“As the old saying goes,”
“I used to think Great Ancestor was weird.”
“As the old saying goes,”
“Gu, what are you doing?”