你 帮他捋
“You, explain it to him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这怎么回事啊
“What's happening?”
你 帮他捋
“You, explain it to him.”
我
“Me?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese interactions, '捋' often refers to stroking someone's back or chest when they are choking, coughing, or hyperventilating from agitation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
help him stroke/soothe (back) or sort things out
Can refer literally to stroking someone's back/chest to help them catch their breath, or figuratively to sorting out tangled logic.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“please help him out”
“Come here. Give me a hand.”
“He helped you. We should thank him properly.”
“Let's ask him for help this time.”
“Please help him.”
“Get on. Help me.”