啥时候说啥时候的话 知道吧
“You have to adapt to the times, you know?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
现在上不上台也不由咱说了算
“Going on stage isn't up to me.”
啥时候说啥时候的话 知道吧
“You have to adapt to the times, you know?”
我也不知道自己到啥时候了
“I don't even know what times I'm in anymore.”
“Stop worrying prematurely; cross that bridge when you get there.”
Chinese culture frequently encourages people to accept unpredictable external changes and focus only on what is feasible at the current stage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
say what is appropriate for the time; cross that bridge when you come to it
A colloquial proverb used to urge someone to deal with matters as they arise rather than worrying in advance.
you know? / understand?
Used at the end of an instruction or advice to seek confirmation or soften an assertion.
Softens the direct rhetorical question into a warm check for mutual understanding.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“When did I say this?”
“When did I ever say that to you?”
“When have I not?”
“When did I say anything? Didn't you just mention Zhang Erlai?”
“You... When did you find out?”
“It's never too late to figure things out.”