这烟本来是要给他的
“These cigarettes were meant for him. What a coincidence running into you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
来取点药
“I came to get some medicine from his doctor.”
这烟 本来是要给他的
“These cigarettes were meant for him. What a coincidence running into you.”
“These cigarettes were meant for him. What a coincidence running into you.”
“Take them since we happened to bump into each other; no pressure.”
Offering and sharing cigarettes is a common grease for social lubrication and relationship maintenance among men in China, often casually bestowed upon meeting.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
originally was supposed to / initially meant to
Commonly used to explain an initial plan that has shifted due to circumstances.
Reinforces assertion and emphasizes the past intention behind the item.