想与诸位商量一下
“I'd like to discuss with you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
有一件小事
“I have a small matter”
想与诸位商量一下
“I'd like to discuss with you.”
什么事
“What is it?”
“I need a favor that you might not like, so I'm trying to sound as reasonable as possible.”
Chinese speakers frequently use humble prefaces like 'a minor matter' and 'discuss with you' to test the waters and preserve harmony before making inconvenient requests.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
discuss / talk it over
Commonly used to soften an upcoming request or proposal by signaling mutual deliberation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“that I'd like to discuss with you.”
“Please come inside, everyone.”
“to talk it over with you.”
“So I hope you can be lenient with him.”
“I have a proposal. See if you are willing to accept it.”
“I'd like to discuss something with you.”