我举一个不恰当的比喻啊
“Let me make an inappropriate analogy.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就会碰到一些荒诞的事情
“they encounter absurd situations.”
我 举一个不恰当的比喻 啊
“Let me make an inappropriate analogy.”
就像许云天碰到了女促销员 而你碰见了一只狗
“Like when Xu Yuntian encountered the sales lady, and you met that dog.”
“Pardon the blunt comparison, but this is the best way to explain your situation.”
In Chinese informal discourse, openly declaring a remark 'inappropriate' first gives the speaker social permission to make bold, comical, or teasing comparisons without risking offense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
an imperfect / inappropriate analogy
A standard conversational disclaimer used right before offering a vivid, exaggerated, or potentially rude analogy.
to give a metaphor / draw an analogy
Common collocation when explaining a concept via illustrative comparison.
Softens the preface and attracts the listener's attention before delivering the punchline or analogy.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I was just saying.”
“The way you used the word "we" just now wasn't really appropriate, was it?”
“Don't throw out those ridiculous examples.”
“For example,”