跑了好 省得咱赶他走了
“It's good he left. We don't have to kick him out.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
对 对
“Right, right.”
跑了好 省得 咱 赶他走 了
“It's good he left. We don't have to kick him out.”
“Let's find a place first. We'll make do for tonight”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Having someone leave voluntarily is seen as a relief because evicting or firing someone directly causes awkwardness and face-losing confrontations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
so as to avoid; saves the trouble of
A practical conjunction used to introduce a hassle or negative event that is prevented.
drive him away; kick him out
A direct spoken phrase describing forcing someone to leave.
Marks the evaluation 'running away is good' as a new realization or definitive conclusion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Ran off? Where to?”
“Luckily, you ran away.”
“Let's go. Time to eat.”
“Almost done. Wait for me.”
“You're way too slow. I can't do it. Why should we cross this bridge? We could have taken a good path.”
“Alright, just hurry up, okay?”