那那 那我 那我小点声唱
“I'll sing more quietly, then.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I figured I'd sing a bit, and blow off some steam.”
那那 那我 那我 小点声 唱
“I'll sing more quietly, then.”
“♪Beyond the pavilion♪ Hello, sir. How many people?”
“Fine, I will keep it down, but I still need to sing to let this off my chest.”
Expressing inner sorrow or distress through solitary singing is a socially accepted way in modern urban China to relieve pent-up emotional pressure.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
lower one's voice / keep it down
A very common colloquial expression used to ask someone to speak or make sound more quietly, or to promise to do so oneself.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Sure, be quiet. Keep it down.”
“Well, I did say that. But that's not what I meant.”
“Then... why are you giving me this?”
“Right, right. We grew up together.”
“Well...”
“T-Then let me ask in advance.”