我就一直生他的气
“[Qinwen Hall] I'll stay mad at him!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你能咋的呀
“What are you gonna do?”
我就一直 生他的气
“[Qinwen Hall] I'll stay mad at him!”
“I might not be able to do much to him physically, but I definitely won't forgive him.”
In casual Chinese interpersonal dynamics, nursing a grievance or giving the silent treatment is often seen as a passive yet stubborn form of resistance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
be angry with him
Separable verb structure '生气' split by possessive pronoun '他的' to specify the target of anger.
all along / continuously
Adverb used to describe an uninterrupted, enduring state or action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Actually, I did it not just because I was mad at him.”
“He's still mad at me.”
“I was actually angry at myself.”
“He would never be mad at you guys.”
“Are you still mad at me?”
“And you still have to put up with their abuse all day.”