你可别提包子了 田先生再吃就该吐了
“Don't mention Baozi anymore. Mr. Tian will throw up if he eats any more.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Sorry. Is Mr. Tian getting impatient? Our Baozi isn't ready yet.”
你 可别 提包子了 田先生再吃 就该 吐了
“Don't mention Baozi anymore. Mr. Tian will throw up if he eats any more.”
你赶紧去趟贝当巡捕房
“You need to go to Pétain Police Station right away.”
“Drop the subject of food already; we have far more pressing matters to attend to.”
While hosts are traditionally expected to relentlessly offer food, pragmatic peers will step in humorously to save both the overwhelmed guest and precious time.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
don't even bring it up; don't mention it
Used colloquially to dissuade someone from talking about a worn-out or unpleasant topic.
eat any more and will throw up; sick to death of eating it
An exaggerated spoken expression describing complete saturation or distaste from overeating a particular dish.
Marks the cessation of an action, urging the listener to stop bringing up the topic.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's a secondary gift. Mainly, you and Mr. Tian”
“Sorry. Is Mr. Tian getting impatient? Our Baozi isn't ready yet.”
“I promised Mr. Tian to give him seven days' buns.”
“No, Mr. Tian. Hurry up. I promised to make steamed buns for you for seven days.”
“I'm here to deliver buns to Mr. Tian.”
“You know, Mr. Tian has eaten everything.”