我看哪 别说弄成猴子了 就是弄成狮子
“With his talent, I wouldn't be surprised if he turned into a lion, let alone some 'monkeys.'”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他早就可以下岗 经商了嘛 以他的才干
“he could've left his post and gone into business long ago. With his talent,”
我看哪 别说弄成猴子 了 就是 弄成狮子
“With his talent, I wouldn't be surprised if he turned into a lion, let alone some 'monkeys.'”
我都不奇怪
“I wouldn't be surprised if he turned into a lion, let alone some 'monkeys.'”
“Given how eccentric or capable he is, literally nothing he does could ever surprise me.”
During China's market reforms, state enterprise layoffs (xiagang) forced many capable people to take bold, unpredictable risks in private business (xiahai), creating legendary personal reinventions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in my opinion; the way I see it
A colloquial opener used to casually offer one's judgment or assessment.
let alone... even if...
A correlative pattern used to construct extreme comparisons to make a point emphatic.
Softens the conversational opening and draws the listener's attention to the speaker's upcoming viewpoint.
Marks a completed hypothetical transformation within the conditional clause.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I wasn't mistaken. There were monkeys!”
“He's doing it because he fears you might get scared by monkeys again.”
“not picking acts for a circus.”
“Why do I feel like I've become a monkey?”
“the restlessness inside me”
“They think we "monkeys" are easy to push around?”