我当然吃得下去了
“Of course I can.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你怎么还吃得下去呀
“How can you still eat?”
我 当然 吃得下去 了
“Of course I can.”
有人现在举报我
“If someone reported me now,”
“I'm pretending not to care, so stop acting like the sky is falling.”
In Chinese everyday speech, whether someone can 'swallow food' (吃得下) is a standard idiom for gauging their psychological stress.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have an appetite / to be able to eat
A potential complement structure used figuratively to indicate mental composure or peace of mind during crisis.
of course / naturally
Used here to assert defensive confidence against someone questioning one's calm.
Reinforces the asserted state with an emphatic, conclusive tone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You have an appetite, but I don't.”
“I'm good. I'm full already.”
“How could anyone eat it anyway? Take it away.”
“And you can still eat through that?”
“I can't bring myself to eat it. You try it.”
“I'm not going to eat you.”