在家也摆出教授的样子来
“at home all day.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你爸那儿 回头我去批评他 别一天天的
“As for your dad, I'll talk to him later. He shouldn't act like a professor”
在家 也 摆出教授的样子 来
“at home all day.”
妈 没事 我现在住的地方离法院特别近
“Mom, it's fine. Where I live now is very close to the court.”
“Don't take him too seriously; he is insufferable when he acts like he is lecturing his students at home.”
It is common in Chinese families to complain when an educated or high-status family member fails to switch off their professional authority (putting on airs) at the dinner table.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to put on airs of / to act like
Frequently used with a negative or critical connotation to mock someone acting pretentious or overly rigid.
Functions as a directional complement indicating the manifestation of an attitude or behavior.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“our family still felt like a family.”
“He can't stand being cooped up at home.”
“I wonder how chaotic things are at home now.”
“how we'd set up our home?”
“what our dream home would be like.”
“our home”