这事放大人身上都得懵
“An adult would be reeling in his shoes.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这孩子真是不容易
“That kid has had it rough.”
这事 放大 人 身上 都得 懵
“An adult would be reeling in his shoes.”
别说李改英一口咬定
“Never mind that Li Gaiying insists”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers often defend or excuse someone's emotional overload by asserting that an even stronger or more mature party ('大人') would break down under the exact same burden.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if placed upon [someone] / if happening to [someone]
A very useful spoken structure to invite hypothetical empathy by transplanting the situation onto another person.
dazed / bewildered / stunned
A highly colloquial northern word describing total confusion or being completely caught off guard.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He clearly has no respect for you, sir.”
“could it be that you've offended”
“You've gone way out of line.”
“He has to let it go himself.”
“[Qinwen Hall] Lord Li, what are you doing?”
“could swallow their pride, there wouldn't be so many scandals dragging on.”