一 一个月吧 你听他吹吧
“How about a month. Listen to his boasts.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I need at least 20 day. Then will I be on the newspaper?”
一 一个月 吧 你 听他吹 吧
“How about a month. Listen to his boasts.”
“Don't take him seriously for a second, he is totally full of hot air.”
The verb 吹 (short for 吹牛) is standard spoken shorthand for boasting or making absurd claims, often called out playfully among friends.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
don't believe his bragging; take his words with a grain of salt
A colloquial, slightly dismissive expression used to tell others to ignore someone's boasting.
Expresses an estimation in the first clause, and an urging/dismissive suggestion in the second clause.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We agreed on a month.”
“One month it is. I'll post it now.”
“Xiaoyue, don't worry. I'm not the kind of soldier who charges to the front.”
“There's only one month left. How is he supposed to turn the tables?”
“for about a month.”
“Didn't I say? At most one month.”