那女的就是我事业的滑铁卢 我不跟你说了
“That woman was the Waterloo of my career. I'm serious.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
行了 你别跟我提狗这茬了
“Okay, don't mention the dogs again.”
那女的 就是我 事业的 滑铁卢 我 不跟你说了
“That woman was the Waterloo of my career. I'm serious.”
你要再提狗这茬 我真咬你了
“Bring up the dogs again and I'll bite you.”
“Stop bringing up my embarrassing failure; I don't want to talk about it anymore.”
In casual Chinese conversation, speakers often use dramatic historical metaphors like 'Waterloo' to turn an embarrassing personal failure into a semi-humorous complaint to preserve face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Waterloo; a decisive or disastrous defeat
Commonly used in spoken Chinese as a metaphor for a major career, academic, or personal setback.
I'm not talking to you anymore; I'm done discussing this
A very common colloquial expression used to playfully or pettily end a conversation when annoyed or embarrassed.
Marks a change of state, indicating the speaker's sudden decision to stop talking.
