掉链子了吧 你你 喊什么呀
“Mr. Lin, the chain is off! Stop shouting!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
林镇长
“Mr. Lin, the chain is off!”
掉链子 了吧 你你 喊什么呀
“Mr. Lin, the chain is off! Stop shouting!”
您没事吧
“Are you alright?”
“Stop shouting and making a scene, you are making me look bad!”
When an authority figure stumbles or fails in front of subordinates, they often react with mock annoyance or tell others to be quiet to salvage their authority and personal dignity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to drop the ball; to break down at a critical moment
A very common colloquial idiom used when a person or mechanical item fails unexpectedly.
what are you yelling about?
Use to reprimand someone who is being unnecessarily loud or dramatic in an awkward moment.
Softens the rhetorical admission of failure into a self-deprecating assumption.
Adds an impatient, mildly reproachful coloring to the rhetorical question.
