说吧 你要偷什么？
“Spit it out. What do you want me to steal?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“What are you up to? Do me a favor.”
说吧 你要偷什么 ？
“Spit it out. What do you want me to steal?”
“You know yourself well, huh?”
“Don't beat around the bush; I know you're up to no good, so tell me what crime you want me to commit.”
In close or contentious relationships, Chinese speakers often drop polite pretense and bluntly name the suspicious act to regain control of the conversation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
spit it out / go ahead and speak
Used to urge someone to speak directly, often showing slight impatience or readiness to hear a candid truth.
what do you want to steal?
A blunt, direct accusation or prompt used when someone is suspected of planning a theft.
Softens the blunt imperative '说' into a pragmatic prompt urging the listener to confess or disclose.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Stealing something would have been easy.”
“(Name it, and I'll give you whatever you want.)”
“Just say it, what do you want?”
“Now you're stealing from us?”
“Don't sneak a bite.”
“Why are you stealing from the dead?”