饭店你说干吗 当然吃饭了 跟谁吃饭
“What do you expect in a restaurant? To eat, of course. Who are we eating with?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Director Ding. Isn't it about business? Why are we here?”
饭店 你说 干吗 当然 吃饭了 跟谁吃 饭
“What do you expect in a restaurant? To eat, of course. Who are we eating with?”
进去就知道了
“You'll see.”
“Don't play dumb with me; tell me who we are actually meeting and why.”
Business and work in China frequently involve socializing over dinner; younger or cautious employees often feel anxious about unannounced or non-transparent banquet invitations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what do you think one does
A rhetorical phrase used to mock an obvious question before immediately posing a deeper one.
of course...
Used to emphasize an undeniable fact or obvious reality in daily spoken Chinese.
Emphasizes the obviousness of the assertion when paired with 'dangran'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Which cafeteria in your college has good food?”
“Are you planning to serve food for your whole life? What's wrong with that?”
“Zhu, why are you still working in that cafeteria? It's a waste of your talent.”
“What? Where are you going? Who are you having dinner with?”