在她学会好好说话之前 一杯水都不要给她
“Don't even give her a glass of water unless she learns how to be polite.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
谁让你这么没礼貌的
“And you were being rude.”
在她 学会 好好说话 之前 一杯水都 不要 给她
“Don't even give her a glass of water unless she learns how to be polite.”
谁稀罕在你这儿待着 我走 好 那我给你哥打电话
“I don’t want to be here anyway! I'm leaving. OK, then I'll call your brother”
“I will not tolerate this rudeness under my roof until you show some respect.”
Correcting speech etiquette ('haohao shuohua') is considered fundamental to moral upbringing in Chinese families; insolence toward elders is met with firm punitive measures.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
learn to speak politely / learn to mind one's manners when talking
Commonly used by parents or superiors to criticize someone's insolent, aggressive, or dismissive tone.
do not even give a single cup of water
An emphatic negation construction emphasizing total refusal of hospitality or service as punishment.
