死孩子 说话
“You rotten kid, reply to her!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
妹妹 你随意啊 就当是自己家
“Help yourself, Chengzi. Just make yourself at home.”
死孩子 说话
“You rotten kid, reply to her!”
谢谢姐姐
“Thank you.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese parents place great emphasis on children being responsive and polite to hosts to demonstrate good family upbringing (jiajiao).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
brat; damned kid (used affectionately or exasperatedly)
An informal, rough colloquial term of exasperation used by parents or close elders towards unruly or slow-reacting children.
speak up; say something
Often used as a direct imperative demanding an immediate spoken response from an interlocutor.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“This brat.”
“Dapeng is quite stubborn. He refused to tell me.”
“Watch your mouth. Keep your voice down.”
“You really know how to talk.”
“if I lose this child too,”
“I don't even know whether he's alive or dead now.”