他们缺的是什么 他们缺心眼啊他们
“What do they lack? Morals?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
必须站在他们的角度想一想 他们缺的是美食吗
“we need to think from their perspective. Do they lack good food?”
他们 缺的是 什么 他们 缺心眼 啊他们
“What do they lack? Morals?”
“They are not deprived of resources, they are just plain idiots!”
In Chinese folk psychology, 'xinyan' refers to the apertures of the heart representing wit, tact, and cunning; 'lacking apertures' implies someone is painfully naive or dumb.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
lacking common sense; foolish; dim-witted
A common colloquial Northern Chinese insult describing someone naive, stupid, or oblivious.
what is lacking is...
Used emphatically to highlight the true deficit or root cause of a problem.
Adds emotional intensity and emphasis to the blunt assertion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“personnel, or funds? Tell me what you need.”
“give their protagonists whatever they lack themselves?”
“They can't do without you.”
“What are we missing? Let's make some okra. Okay.”
“and I'm doing perfectly fine on my own. Why would I need a boyfriend?”
“and properly clothed right now?”