你把小林老师叫来 居然不提前跟妈讲
“You invited Ms. Lin over without telling Mom beforehand?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你们招待一下啊
“You guys keep her company.”
你把 小林老师 叫来 居然不 提前跟妈讲
“You invited Ms. Lin over without telling Mom beforehand?”
“And Ms. Lin just happened to catch Mom looking so disheveled.”
“You put Mom in an embarrassing position by not warning us beforehand!”
Chinese hospitality places high importance on thorough preparation; catching a host unkempt or unready causes acute loss of face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unexpectedly / to one's surprise
Used before a verb to emphasize disbelief or disapproval at an unexpected action.
in advance / ahead of time
Essential adverb used when referring to doing something prior to a scheduled event or occurrence.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I didn't expect Ms. Lin to write all this down.”
“Why did Ms. Lin call us up here? -I don't know. -Where is she?”
“I'm done, Ms. Lin. Done, Ms. Lin.”
“♪ Rain falls around ♪ Ms. Lin's got big ambitions. Then I'll look forward to it. ♪ In your arms ♪”
“Ms. Lin, to be honest with you,”
“Ms. Lin, you've made huge strides in education lately.”