谁吹牛了 谁吹牛了
“Who's bragging? Who's bragging?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你 你别等退休 你直接你搬过去吧 是吧
“You don't even have to wait until retirement. Just move over there right now.”
谁 吹牛 了 谁 吹牛 了
“Who's bragging? Who's bragging?”
“My son bought a place in Jinchuan. We all went to see it.”
“How dare you call me a liar! Everything I said is 100% true!”
Chinese parents place tremendous face on their children's financial success and property acquisitions, making any accusation of bragging deeply offensive.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to brag / to boast
A common colloquial expression meaning to talk big or tell tall tales.
Marks the completed realization of the alleged state of bragging in a rhetorical challenge.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I was not kidding! I was telling the truth!”
“Big talkers get struck by lightning.”
“What a load of nonsense. After you pass, this whole family will be yours.”