劳烦回去跟贺老将军通报一声
“Please go back and inform Old General He”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
正在往霸下赶来
“is marching toward Baxia.”
劳烦 回去 跟贺老将军通报一声
“Please go back and inform Old General He”
本侯约他春分前后
“that I will meet him around the Spring Equinox”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Even high-ranking nobles use humble request markers like '劳烦' when issuing formal commands to preserve aristocratic dignity and poise.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
may I trouble you to / sorry to bother you
An honorific polite formula used to soften a command or request when asking someone to run an errand.
pass a message / announce someone's arrival
A common institutional or formal idiom for conveying official word or alerting a superior.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Please spread the word for me.”
“Thank you, General He.”
“have been the only one to fall.”
“I expect your cooperation, General He.”
“Should we tell General now?”
“Quick, send word to Lord He.”