再缓缓 再缓缓
“give me some time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老陈
“Mr. Chen,”
再缓缓 再缓缓
“give me some time.”
老王
“Mr. Wang.”
“Give me a minute to breathe, I can't rush into this right now.”
Addressing friends or peers of similar or older age with 'Lao + Surname' indicates closeness, trust, and informal solidarity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to take a breather / to ease up / to recuperate
Commonly used in Northern Mandarin to express catching one's breath or putting an urgent matter on temporary hold.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why don't we leave it for later?”
“you want to postpone it... No need to postpone.”
“Let her take a break. I'm sure she'll sing again.”
“Slower. I told you to be slower.”
“- Why don't you wait a bit? - Let's go.”
“It's not going to happen a third time.”