结果他竟然说我做的菜味同嚼蜡
“But he said the dishes I made tasted like melted wax.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就想做顿菜试试
“Therefore, I wanted to try cooking.”
结果 他 竟然 说 我 做 的 菜 味同嚼蜡
“But he said the dishes I made tasted like melted wax.”
气得我直接离家出走了
“I was so angry that I ran away from home immediately.”
“I put in so much effort, and he had the nerve to insult my cooking!”
In Chinese relationships, preparing a meal is considered a profound gesture of affection; harshly rejecting it causes deep loss of face and emotional hurt.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
tastes like chewing wax; completely insipid and tasteless
A common idiom used to describe food that is totally bland, or metaphorically books/speeches that are dry and dull.
as it turned out; in the end
Used as a conjunction to introduce an unexpected or unwelcome result.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He says your food is delicious,”
“This cook can't even make anything you like.”
“He also said he made them himself. Have a taste.”
“His cooking was delicious.”
“Speaking of cooking, I can't stop.”
“I made all of the dishes. Give it a try.”