那货以前是演员嘛
“He used to be an actor.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“He's pretty convincing as the class teacher.”
那货 以前是演员 嘛
“He used to be an actor.”
那咋改行了
“Why'd he switch careers?”
“Don't be fooled by their performance; they used to be an actor, so it's all just an act.”
Referring to someone as 'that goods/fellow' reflects close peer informality or subtle disrespect when gossiping about coworkers or neighbors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
that guy / that fellow
A highly informal, mildly derogatory slang term used to refer to a third party.
stylish / doing something quite properly or convincingly
Used to describe someone successfully imitating or performing a professional role.
Marks the explanation as an obvious, underlying reason that explains the observation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“(Qidaohezi Building Materials Factory, 1996) I never asked your name”
“What kinds of film were they producing?”
“You weren't like this before.”
“Your taste in men was really bad before.”
“What did you do before?”
“were once new plays too, right?”