干活吧 一听姑娘就来劲
“Just do your work. Always getting fired up the moment you hear "girl."”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我认识不
“Do I know her?”
干活 吧 一听 姑娘 就 来劲
“Just do your work. Always getting fired up the moment you hear "girl."”
嫂子呢 咋不领出来呢
“Where's your wife? Why didn't you bring her along?”
“Quit getting so excited about women and get back to work!”
Teasing peers about their interest in the opposite sex is a standard, lighthearted way to build rapport among blue-collar or close coworkers in China.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to work; to do manual labor or tasks
A very common colloquial term for working, especially manual or routine tasks.
to get enthusiastic or thrilled
Colloquial northern expression used when someone suddenly shows high energy or excitement.
Softens the imperative to get back to work into a casual suggestion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“♪ Yet, why do I still love you? ♪ get to work! Or I'll dock your pay.”
“You're really good at this stuff.”
“Why are you looking at me instead of working?”
“and don't overexert yourself."”
“- Time to get back to work. - We still have questions for you.”
“I'm happy that you're making me work. It's good training.”