这原小说 我是囫囵吞枣看完的
“I just skimmed through the original novel.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我找着呢
“I'm still looking.”
这原小说 我是 囫囵吞枣 看完 的
“I just skimmed through the original novel.”
这人的外貌描写
“I can't remember the description”
“Don't expect me to remember every detail; I only skimmed it.”
Using classical idioms like '囫囵吞枣' in informal conversation is standard practice in Chinese to concisely capture nuanced behavioral traits.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to swallow dates whole; to read or accept information uncritically and without digesting it
A classic four-character idiom (chengyu) commonly used to describe skimming a book or learning superficially.
original novel / source novel
Frequently used when comparing an adaptation (script, film, drama) to the literary source material.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why didn't I seriously read this stupid novel?”
“But you copied the entire story from my diary.”
“We originally wanted to copy it.”
“If you polish this novel up,”
“I want to take notes. I'll buy these books.”
“I didn't know it until I read it, which for me is very strange”