我的妈呀 亏死了都
“Oh my god, what a loss.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
真没多少钱 他们尾款都还没付呢
“There really wasn't much. They haven't even paid the final installment yet.”
我的妈呀 亏死了 都
“Oh my god, what a loss.”
为什么没付尾款啊 他们说孩子畸形 就不能要了
“Why didn't they pay it? They said the baby was deformed, so they couldn't keep it.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese merchants often use extreme expressions of loss ('亏死了') to evoke sympathy or share the distress of a business deal gone wrong.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
oh my goodness; holy cow
A vivid spoken exclamation expressing disbelief, shock, or exhaustion.
to suffer a devastating loss
Attaches '死了' as an intensifier to describe severe financial deficit or a terrible deal.
Softens and elongates the emotional outcry in '我的妈呀'.
Acts as an intensifying adverb emphasizing the completeness and extremity of the loss.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Oh, my.”
“Oh my god, it's so hot.”
“Oh my god! I'm sorry.”
“Ugh. So cheesy.”
“Oh my! Seriously! That's terrifying. Luckily you didn't go.”
“Oh, my gosh. She should learn cooking from me.”