有的是女孩喜欢他
“plenty of girls would like him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们儿子要在温州
“if our son were in Wenzhou,”
有的是 女孩 喜欢 他
“plenty of girls would like him.”
“My son is a catch and has plenty of suitors, so don't take him for granted.”
Chinese parents often boast about the abundance of suitors their children have to bolster family status and negotiating power in courtship.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
there is plenty of; there are heaps of
A colloquial pattern placed before nouns to emphasize an abundance or excess of something.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“clearly likes a guy,”
“Okay, thank you. Okay. Say, is there a boy who likes her?”
“She's in love with someone else.”
“say it straight if she likes someone.”
“Is it because he has other girls there,”
“I doubt it's because he likes reading it.”