开什么玩笑 我有什么不敢回去的
“You must be joking. I'll go back,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你是不敢回去吧
“You dare not go back, right?”
开什么玩笑 我有什么不敢 回去 的
“You must be joking. I'll go back,”
我在搞事业好吗
“but I'm busy doing business, OK?”
“Don't act like you see right through me; I am definitely not scared!”
When exposed regarding personal hesitations about hometown visits, young adults often respond with exaggerated mock outrage to protect their pride.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
are you kidding me / what a joke
A common spoken phrase used to reject a ridiculous claim or defensively rebuff an accusation.
what is there to be afraid of
A rhetorical challenge emphasizing that one possesses courage or has no reason to avoid something.
Used at the end of the clause to give an assertive, declarative emphasis to the denial.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What are you talking about? Listen to me.”
“Are you kidding me? ♪ That very moment of our first encounter ♪ I never thought”
“Are you kidding me? I didn't have time to have a girlfriend.”
“Are you kidding? This...”
“Are you kidding? Ken is too much of a loser for that.”
“Stop joking. Look at him. He takes it seriously.”