你既让人家来 总不能一句话也不说
“Since you invited him over, you can't just not say a single word,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可怜见儿的
“Poor thing.”
你既让 人家 来 总不能一句话也不说
“Since you invited him over, you can't just not say a single word,”
就这么干晾着吧
“and ignore him like this, can you?”
“You invited them here, so stop giving them the cold shoulder and talk to them.”
In traditional Chinese culture, inviting someone over incurs a strong obligation to entertain and show respect to the guest; giving them the cold shoulder violates fundamental decorum.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot possibly / surely one cannot
Used to argue that a certain behavior violates common sense or social decency.
not say a single word
A common hyperbolic construction used to emphasize complete silence or refusal to communicate.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“- Someone. - I'll do it.”
“Someone's here, Mom. I'll talk to you later.”
“S-Someone is coming. What should we do?”
“Guards! Guards!”
“No one told me. I volunteered.”
“So you took me to your home for this reason?”