您是什么样的人啊 什么世面没见过
“A woman like you has seen everything.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
家里呢 在城里也有铺子 南洋还有生意
“with stores in the city and businesses across Southeast Asia.”
您 是什么样的 人啊 什么世面没见过
“A woman like you has seen everything.”
“Besides, you're highly respected and naturally authoritative.”
“You are far too worldly and important to be bothered by trivialities, so please grant my request.”
Elevating an elder's status through rhetorical questions is a classic Chinese persuasive tactic to make them benevolent.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to see the world; to gain wide experience of life
Used to describe someone who is cosmopolitan, sophisticated, and unflappable.
Softens the rhetorical question and adds an admiring, emotional resonance to the compliment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“what kind of person you are.”
“Look at you, so sheltered.”
“Alright, enough. I know what kind of man you are.”
“what kind of person I am.”
“We both know”
“Look at you. And you call that cool?”