等着看我笑话呢
“waiting to make a mockery of me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一如既往地
“are still”
等着 看我笑话 呢
“waiting to make a mockery of me.”
肖稚宇
“Xiao Zhiyu,”
“They are just gleefully waiting for me to fail.”
Deeply linked to face culture (Mianzi), Chinese speakers are often acutely sensitive to peers reveling in their public embarrassment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to laugh at someone's misfortune or wait for someone to fail
A very common idiomatic chunk meaning to watch someone become a laughingstock.
Indicates an ongoing state and reinforces an assertive, slightly bitter tone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“is going to laugh at the Wang family.”
“wouldn't I be a joke to all of you?”
“Are you joking with me? You visit me and you want to pay? Who do you think I am?”
“She just wanted to make a fool of me. Don't be mad.”