想必佛爷你也早就知道
“I suppose you knew.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
厦城的时候 我们遇到了棘手的事情啊
“When we were in Xiacheng, we encountered something tricky.”
想必 佛爷你也 早就知道
“I suppose you knew.”
现在 可能人手不够
“Now, we're short-handed.”
“You are brilliant so you must already know we are in trouble, which is why we need your help.”
When approaching superiors with difficulties, Chinese speakers often attribute omniscience to them ('You probably already anticipated this') to save the leader's face and make them more willing to allocate resources.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
presumably; most likely
A polite adverb used to introduce a deduction while showing high regard for the listener's awareness.
knew long ago; already aware
Used to acknowledge someone's prior knowledge or attribute foresight to them.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Didn't you know that already?”
“Did you know all along”
“Didn't you already know that?”
“So you knew all along.”