茶不好 两位请担待
“Please excuse the poor tea.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
把两位恩人忘楼下了
“I forgot my two saviors downstairs.”
茶 不好 两位请担待
“Please excuse the poor tea.”
“I hope you do not mind my humble hospitality; please make yourselves comfortable.”
Chinese etiquette dictates that hosts deprecate their own offerings as poor quality to demonstrate humility and elevate the guest.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
please bear with me / please excuse any shortcomings
A polite formula used by hosts or service providers asking guests to forgive minor inconveniences.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Have some tea. Okay, thanks.”
“How about we use tea instead of wine? Excellent. Right? That's an excellent suggestion.”
“Thank you. Not at all.”
“Then we'll toast with tea instead. Okay.”
“That won't do. I didn't come here for tea.”
“Do I need your permission to have a cup of tea?”