就给你关小黑屋去
“they'll lock you in a dark cell.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
警察知道
“If the police find out,”
就 给你 关小黑屋 去
“they'll lock you in a dark cell.”
记得吧 就比你 你爸把你以前关小黑屋
“Remember? Just like when your dad used to lock you in that dark room.”
“They'll lock you up in solitary confinement, so you'd better behave yourself.”
A common disciplinary threat used in many Chinese households when dealing with disobedient young children (locking the child in an unlit room to reflect on their behavior). In conversations among adults, it is often referenced playfully or semi-seriously to evoke childhood memories or as a light warning.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to lock in solitary confinement; by extension, to punish or isolate
Commonly used in colloquial speech, originating from parenting discipline for naughty children and also widely used as internet slang for muting or suspending an account.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Was that room yours to use as you please?”
“not letting me eat, locking me up in a dark room—”
“Must you read in that dark room?”
“Dark room? What dark room?”
“mobilized the Security Section and locked them in a room.”
“You poor thing.”