李婆婆的耳朵不太好
“Grandma Li is hard of hearing.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Meow and baby's crying are greatly different.”
李 婆婆 的 耳朵不太好
“Grandma Li is hard of hearing.”
你看你那造型 我估计你妈 又得打电话骂你
“Look at your look. Your mom may call to scold you again.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Rather than using blunt terms like 'deaf' (聋), Chinese speakers politely say 'ears are not good' (耳朵不太好) out of respect, especially for the elderly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
hearing is not great; hard of hearing
A polite, standard conversational euphemism in Chinese to describe someone who is partially deaf.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“So naggy that my ears hurt.”
“but Grandma knows”
“I've seen it all.”
“that his granny's cooking is the best in the world.”
“you are like a mother hen who worries about everything.”
“Ma'am, just hide here.”