你这叽叽歪歪的 想干什么呀
“What are you chattering about?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那你叫我现在一时半会儿地 怎么给你算这笔烂账
“How do you expect me to figure out this messy account in such a short time?”
你这 叽叽歪歪 的 想干什么 呀
“What are you chattering about?”
你不知道张家规矩大吗
“Don't you know the Zhang Family has strict rules?”
“Quit making excuses and just do what you are told.”
In prominent traditional Chinese families (like the Zhang clan mentioned next), strict hierarchical rules suppress complaints, and questioning authority is treated as unacceptable insolence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to whine; to carp; to grumble incessantly
A derogatory spoken term used when someone's complaints or excuses are grating on your nerves.
what are you trying to do?; what is your deal?
A blunt, confrontational question used when challenging someone's troublesome behavior.
Softens the phonetics but heightens rhetorical challenge and exasperation in a question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What are you trying to do?”
“You scoundrels, why gather here and yell?”
“What a dimwit! What are you muttering? He's insulting you.”
“What else? Why was your butt sticking up?”