这闲事不是你给他 找的吗 这不是闲事
“You took this errand. It's not some errand.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为什么 感谢他呀
“Why? To thank him.”
这闲事 不是 你给他 找的 吗 这不是闲事
“You took this errand. It's not some errand.”
我找的也不是他
“I didn't go to him either.”
“Stop blaming me for creating trouble; this is actually serious business.”
Intervening in other people's affairs is often discouraged unless bound by strong social or moral obligations, leading speakers to defend themselves when accused of meddling.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unnecessary business; meddling affair
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to refer to matters that are none of one's business or cause unwarranted trouble.
Forms a rhetorical question to challenge the interlocutor's previous statement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and meddled in so many things that didn't concern you.”
“Why are you so idle? Always causing me trouble.”
“Can you all just stay out of my business?”
“I just wanted to give him something to do so he wouldn't be in our way.”
“Yet you insist on meddling in this.”
“Tell him to mind his own business.”