你说的这些 我都倒背如流了
“I know all this by heart already.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
酒来了 进去吧
“Wine's here. Let's go in.”
你说 的这些 我都 倒背如流 了
“I know all this by heart already.”
“What's the secret between you two? Why did you two go out to talk?”
“Stop nagging, I know all this by heart already.”
In Chinese social and family contexts, close acquaintances often repeatedly urge or advise one another. Listeners frequently use hyperbolic expressions like 'dao bei ru liu' (to know something backwards) to tactfully or jokingly interrupt repetitive nagging.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to know something so thoroughly that one can recite it backwards
Often used hyperbolically to indicate extreme familiarity with certain words, rules, or facts; in colloquial disagreements, it is frequently used to imply 'stop nagging, I have heard it so many times already.'
Indicates a change of state or that an extreme level of familiarity has been reached, reinforcing the emphatic tone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I remember everything you said.”
“I've remembered everything you said.”
“it's all right. I have checked and memorized everything.”
“I don't quite understand what you're saying.”
“You've rehearsed your lines well, but when you say them, they're stiff.”
“- Don't worry. Review it later. - I can't memorize the commands.”