我们家的事 已经耽误你太长时间了
“Our family's affairs have already delayed you for too long.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这事挺好的 啥挺好的
“This is a good thing. What's good?”
我们家 的事 已经 耽误你太长时间 了
“Our family's affairs have already delayed you for too long.”
“I already felt a bit bad about it. I promised”
“You have sacrificed enough for my family, and I feel guilty holding you back.”
Chinese interpersonal relations place great emphasis on avoiding being an undue burden (麻烦别人) and actively voicing guilt when another person spends excessive effort on one's private family affairs.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to take up someone's time or hold someone up
A very common polite verb used when acknowledging you have inconvenienced someone or consumed their time.
too long of a time
Used to emphasize the excessive duration of an action or delay.
Marks a completed state or change, underscoring that the excessive delay has already occurred.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“From now on, our family will rely on Chief Judge Shu”
“It is rare for our Family Court to gather this completely.”
“As long as we become family, everything can be discussed.”