敬酒咋能不喝呢
“How could we reject you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我这不是要给您唱歌去呢吗
“I am just about to go sing for you.”
敬酒 咋能不 喝 呢
“How could we reject you?”
不好意思啊
“Excuse me.”
“You cannot decline my toast without being utterly disrespectful, so drink it.”
In Chinese social drinking, outright refusing a drink directly offered to you can signal that you do not respect the person offering it.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to propose a toast; to offer alcohol as a gesture of respect
Essential term in Chinese banqueting etiquette; rejecting one requires careful, face-saving apologies.
how could one possibly not...
Informal Northern spoken pattern used to pose a rhetorical objection.
Conveys rhetorical indignation and presses the listener for a justification.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You're asking for trouble.”
“You're asking for trouble.”
“you were going to offer a toast?”
“(I knew toasting is against the rules.)”
“What? Do I have to drink?”
“It seems like someone's asking to learn her lesson”