伶牙俐齿 又算得一笔好账
“eloquent and quick-witted.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不愧是管事娘子
“You're quite the stewardess,”
伶牙俐齿 又 算得一笔好账
“eloquent and quick-witted.”
几句话就给自己 安了一个管教无方的罪名 没关系
“With just a few words, you've made all your faults sound like mere poor supervision. No matter.”
“You are far too clever for your own good, and your schemes do not escape my notice.”
In aristocratic Chinese households, senior female stewards possessed significant authority over finances and servants, making them frequent targets of political friction and veiled accusations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
glib; quick-witted and articulate; sharp-tongued
Can be praise for eloquence, but often carries a critical nuance implying someone is too slick or argumentative.
good at bookkeeping; calculating and shrewd
Literally about accounting skills, but metaphorically used to criticize someone for being overly self-serving or scheming.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What a sharp tongue you have! What are you doing here?”
“Listen to you, silver tongue.”
“What a sharp-tongued girl.”
“What a sharp-tongued girl.”
“could grow up to have such a sharp tongue?”
“Why is Mr. Zhou, who's usually so sharp-tongued, only saying "okay" today?”