老王 你完了
“Wang, you're dead.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“And Ms. Lin just happened to catch Mom looking so disheveled.”
老王 你完了
“Wang, you're dead.”
不是 鳝鱼
“Wait. I made eel.”
“You blew your chance to look cool in front of her!”
Close friends in China frequently use mock schadenfreude to poke fun at each other's romantic or social misfortunes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
you're done for; you're screwed
Very frequently used among close acquaintances to jokingly call out a mistake or bad luck.
Indicates a new state of affairs, implying the impending doom or trouble is already set in stone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Wang, what's going on?”
“Wang, why are you practicing Tai Chi?”
“-Wang. -Boss. Congratulations in advance. On what?”
“Wang, my brother, thank you. You're welcome.”
“Mr. Wang, please help us out and give us some advice.”
“Mr. Wang, today's meeting was very fruitful. Captain Tan,”