的确是出了点事
“Something indeed happened there.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
归墟
“The Void...”
的确是 出了点事
“Something indeed happened there.”
不过没什么大事
“But not very serious.”
“Yes, there is trouble, but don't overreact yet.”
Chinese speakers often soften unpleasant revelations with minimizing qualifiers ('a little bit') to maintain composure and avoid alarm.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
indeed / truly is
Used to concede a point or validate the other party's suspicion before qualifying it.
something minor happened / ran into some trouble
A softening idiom used when delivering bad news to keep the listener from panicking.
Indicates the occurrence of a new event or incident.