费霓 我看你这出戏要怎么唱下去
“Fei Ni. Let's see how you'll keep this facade up.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“He didn't recognize me. He looked at me as if I were a stranger.”
费霓 我看 你这 出戏 要 怎么 唱 下去
“Fei Ni. Let's see how you'll keep this facade up.”
什么
“What?”
“Your lie is unravelling; let's see how you wiggle out of this one.”
Chinese frequently uses stage performance idioms like 'singing a play' (唱戏) or 'performing a scene' (演戏) to describe disingenuous behavior or elaborate pretenses in real life.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
let's see how you...
Used to express doubt or cynical anticipation about someone resolving an awkward or tricky situation.
keep playing out / keep up the act
Metaphorical use of 'singing an opera' referring to maintaining a facade or acting out a deception.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Fei Ni, that's enough of you.”
“Fei Ni, say goodbye to my money.”
“Fei Ni. This is so well written.”
“Fei Ni, when's your next night shift? I'm still arranging it.”
“Fei Ni. When did you write this?”
“Fei Ni. Don't rush.”