一口气要了十八份海南鸡饭
“just ordered 18 portions of Hainanese Chicken Rice at once.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
中餐厅那边的大包间
“the large private room in the Chinese restaurant”
一口气 要了 十八份海南鸡饭
“just ordered 18 portions of Hainanese Chicken Rice at once.”
底下人手快
“The staff were too quick.”
“They just hit us with a massive single order, get ready for a rush.”
In Chinese restaurants, large private rooms (baojian) host banquets where group orders are frequently placed all at once, creating rapid operational demand for the kitchen.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in one go; at one stretch
Used before a verb to emphasize that an action was executed continuously, rapidly, or in an impressively large quantity without pausing.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't skip meals. Take care of yourself.”
“I've heated the food several times.”
“This guy sure has an appetite. He is already stuffed but still has room for bubble tea.”
“Eat your food. Hurry. Not today. There's no time. I have to go now.”
“Eat your food while it's hot.”
“Hurry up! Let's have lunch.”