在里面待了几天 胆子小了
“You spent a few days behind the bars, and you've lost your nerve?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
怎么着
“What?”
在里面待了几天 胆子小了
“You spent a few days behind the bars, and you've lost your nerve?”
“Too scared to act without help now? Of course not.”
“Did that short stint in lockup totally break your spirit?”
In Chinese informal speech, people avoid explicitly saying 'prison' or 'detention' and instead use 'inside' (在里面) to reference time served discreetly or street-smartly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
inside; in detention or prison
A common colloquial euphemism referring to being locked up in detention or jail.
lost one's courage; become timid
Use to remark on someone showing fear or hesitation after previously being bolder.
Indicates a change of state, highlighting that the person has become noticeably more cowardly.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How long is he staying? Just until the 17th.”
“A few days outside is fine.”
“Since I can stick around longer this time,”
“I don't mind staying here for a few days.”
“If I stay any longer, we might actually end up fighting.”
“a little while longer”