你说那个燃 明明跟你约好了见面
“Your said he agreed to meet you,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你说 那个 燃 明明 跟你 约好了 见面
“Your said he agreed to meet you,”
还能因为半路有灵感 回去了
“but because an inspiration came to him on the way, so, he went back?”
“Can you believe how inconsiderate and flaky this person is toward you?”
In Chinese social interaction, breaking a prior commitment abruptly without an emergency is seen as a major breach of etiquette and a slight against the other person's face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just think about it / can you believe
Commonly placed at the beginning of a sentence in spoken Chinese to prompt agreement or vent frustration about an absurd situation.
clearly / obviously (yet contrary to expectation)
Used to emphasize an undeniable fact that makes the subsequent unexpected action seem even more unreasonable.
made an appointment / agreed on a plan
A standard colloquial resultative verb compound used for confirming social plans or meetings.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Since we agreed to meet, she wouldn't miss it without a reason.”
“and take it to your grave. Is that true?”
“We promised each other”
“Got it. See you tomorrow!”
“I knew all along that he intended to propose marriage.”
“I asked him to dinner tomorrow night.”