都怪刚刚那个孙佰一给我下套
“It's all because of that Sun Baiyi— he totally set a trap for me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可是 祯娘 你要这么多的器用和生料干吗 别提了
“But Zhen, why do you need so many tools and raw materials? Don't even get me started.”
都怪 刚刚 那个 孙佰一 给我 下套
“It's all because of that Sun Baiyi— he totally set a trap for me.”
我也是一时心急
“I just lost my head for a second.”
“Don't blame me for buying so much; I was manipulated by that scoundrel.”
When caught in an embarrassing misjudgment, Chinese speakers often highlight the deceitfulness of others to preserve competence and reputation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it is all the fault of; to blame entirely on
Used at the start of a sentence in spoken Chinese to place complete blame on an external person or circumstance.
to set a trap; to frame someone
A common colloquial idiom used when someone schemes to trick you into making an error or bad decision.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Whatever the case, Sun Baiyi is still Master Sun's”
“After all, Sun Baiyi is your paternal cousin,”
“Sun Mao must have discovered something,”
“I shouldn't have involved you in this.”
“Sun Baiyi! Hold on. Let me do the math for you.”
“It's all my fault. I let my guard down.”