有本事你别睡了 你起来干活
“Why don't you stay awake and work?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
好儿子
“Good boy.”
有本事你 别睡了 你起来 干活
“Why don't you stay awake and work?”
你就有本事说
“You sure have a lot to say.”
“Stop being useless and sleeping all day—get up and do some real work if you're as tough as you claim.”
Chinese domestic dynamics often feature harsh prodding using reverse psychology or direct provocation to spur idle relatives into productive activity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if you have the guts/ability
A common colloquial provocation used to challenge someone to back up their words with actions.
to work; to do manual labor or chores
A very common informal term for physical work or daily chores.
Indicates a change of state, demanding the cessation of the current action (sleeping).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If he's got the nerve, he better never come back.”
“-It's all your fault! -Why don't you take that attitude to the court and shout at them?”
“Good riddance to him!”
“Say it if you've got the guts.”
“If you're so capable, try stopping updates for a month.”
“If you've got the nerve, try pausing for a month.”