你给妈整电视 你别吹牛 给自己留条后路
“You'll get me a TV? Don't brag and leave yourself an out.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
抬牌不能抬第一张
“Don't cut the first card.”
你给妈整电视 你 别吹牛 给自己 留条后路
“You'll get me a TV? Don't brag and leave yourself an out.”
好好学习
“Just work hard and focus on your studies.”
“Stop talking big before you embarrass yourself when you fail.”
Chinese culture places strong emphasis on modesty and warns against boasting, as failing to deliver on grandiose promises causes severe loss of face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
stop bragging / do not boast
A very common informal warning used to call out someone exaggerating their abilities.
leave an escape route / leave a way out
An idiomatic phrase advising someone not to overcommit so they can back out gracefully if needed.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mom, Mom, Mom, please don't say that.”
“Mom, don't look.”
“How come your mom hasn't improved at all?”
“But back then, I really had no choice.”
“Your mother's cooking is delicious.”
“Your mom is already like this. But you can still smile.”