他这个人啊 出了名的好赌
“He was notoriously addicted to gambling.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
算是了解吧
“I knew him fairly well.”
他 这个人 啊 出了名的 好赌
“He was notoriously addicted to gambling.”
说
“Go on.”
“He brought this on himself because of his notorious gambling addiction.”
In Chinese culture, habitual gambling ('好赌') is considered a ruinous personal vice that inevitably destroys families and invites criminal associations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
notoriously / well-known for
Used before a trait or behavior, often with a negative or extreme connotation.
addicted to gambling / prone to gambling
Here '好' is pronounced 'hào' in the fourth tone, meaning to have an inclination or weakness for something.
Pauses after setting up the topic, drawing the listener's focus to the forthcoming description.