就把霜花儿 治得服服帖帖的
“you have Frost completely tamed.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
才来几天
“In just a few days,”
就把霜花儿 治得 服服帖帖 的
“you have Frost completely tamed.”
“I merely used a trivial trick.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese hierarchical culture, the ability to control difficult personalities or spirited creatures without overt cruelty is seen as a sign of high managerial acumen.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
thoroughly docile; utterly compliant and obedient
A vivid AABB reduplicated idiom used to describe taming a rebellious person, pet, or unruly subordinate.
disciplined to the point of; managed such that
Combines 治 (to govern, cure, or manage) with the complement particle 得 to describe the extent of someone's control over another.
Completes the descriptive result complement, emphasizing the absolute state of obedience achieved.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Since you've been here these past few days, Shuanghua is getting better day by day.”
“Juer! Juer!”
“These are snowflakes actually.”
“is that silly girl, Ju'er.”
“Save where you can and spend where you must.”
“I said learn from her. Why bring me up?”