你们又不是没吃过我的手艺
“It's not like you haven't tasted my cooking.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“That's easy. We can cook ourselves.”
你们 又不是没 吃过我的 手艺
“It's not like you haven't tasted my cooking.”
你们家其实是有点油 吃你们家的饭掉肌肉
“Your food's actually a bit too greasy. -Your food makes our muscles shrink. -I'll just eat instant noodles.”
“You know perfectly well how good my cooking is, so stop doubting me.”
In Chinese culture, cooking for friends and family is a core medium of care, and questioning someone's 'shouyi' (cooking craft) prompts prompt self-defense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it is not like (someone) hasn't...
A double negative rhetorical construction used to assert that something has definitely happened before.
craftsmanship; culinary skill
Commonly used in daily speech to refer to cooking ability ('我的手艺').
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you've gotta try my cooking. Really, you must.”
“No need to say 'please.' I've been wanting to try your cooking.”
“Go ahead. I wish I had these skills.”
“Who would have guessed you had such skill?”
“Your cooking skills are really amazing!”
“My cooking is exceptional.”