是个叔叔干的 他让你吃这个
“An uncle did it. He told you to eat this.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Who poured water in my stove?”
是个叔叔 干的 他让 你吃 这个
“An uncle did it. He told you to eat this.”
“The official show of You Xi Hu is starting soon.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, children routinely refer to any adult male as 'Uncle' (叔叔) as a polite social honorific, even when the person is a stranger.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
did it (responsible for an action)
Preceded by a person to designate who committed an act, often with a slightly mischievous or negative connotation.
Forms a cleft construction emphasizing the agent who performed the action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Ding made these meat dishes just for you.”
“I'll have your uncle buy you more.”
“I asked my uncle in China to keep it for me,”
“Let Dad take you somewhere good to eat.”
“That's the only way to put my mind and my husband's at ease.”
“try to convince my uncle.”