两头在这儿讨好 看看你女儿 现在什么样子
“You're just trying to comfort both sides. Look at your daughter now.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
少说两句 灿灿心里也不好受 行了 你别说了
“Cut it out. Can is also upset about this. Well. Stop!”
两头 在这 儿 讨好 看看 你女儿 现在 什么样子
“You're just trying to comfort both sides. Look at your daughter now.”
“She's 26 years old and still day-dreaming.”
“Stop playing the nice guy and look at how your indulgence has ruined our daughter.”
Chinese parents often feel personally responsible for their adult children's success and harbor deep anxiety when children in their mid-to-late twenties fail to achieve conventional stability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
trying to please both sides; playing both ends
Use this derogatory phrase when criticizing someone who tries to stay in everyone's good graces without taking a firm stand.
all day long; constantly
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to criticize someone's habitual unproductive behavior.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Otherwise, you're at the mercy of your children's conscience.”
“She can't please us enough.”
“You've got to please your girlfriend while carrying luggage for your landlady.”
“Blocking me from both sides, leaving me no way out.”
“I'll be sure to provide you both with food and drink.”
“But he only cares for your daughter.”