你这反射弧也太长了
“your reaction is way too slow.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
沈法官
“Judge Shen,”
你这反射弧 也太 长 了
“your reaction is way too slow.”
我 我和乐姐一样
“I will have the same as Le.”
“You are so slow on the uptake!”
Modern Chinese frequently adopts medical and scientific terms like 'reflex arc' (反射弧) into colloquial slang to comment lightheartedly on cognitive reaction speed.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
reflex arc; reaction time
Metaphorically used in everyday Chinese to describe someone who is slow to realize or react to something.
way too long
A common structure (太...了) used here with 'reflex arc' to exaggerate sluggishness.
Works in tandem with '太' to emphasize the extreme degree of the listener's slowness.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“it was a long time ago.”
“(and remarkable responsiveness.)”
“Your reaction speed is much faster than before.”
“Then why are you reacting like this?”
“But as time went on,”
“is moving pretty fast.”