做什么的我不太清楚
“I don't know exactly what he does.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
人家是家里的买卖
“He has a family business.”
做什么的 我 不太清楚
“I don't know exactly what he does.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Discussing family wealth and business backgrounds is a frequent, direct topic in social gossip among acquaintances in China.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what one does for a living
A colloquial way to refer to someone's occupation or business line.
not very clear / not entirely sure
A polite and understated way to admit lack of detailed information without sounding abrupt.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm not so sure about that.”
“I'm not too sure about that.”
“But I don't know what to do,”
“He doesn't know much about Japan.”
“The thing is, I don't know you very well.”
“It's such a small place. There's nothing you can miss.”
“Is there anything else I don't know?”
“so we don't know the specifics very well.”
“there must be something I don't know”