最近确实有点点儿背
“We've been a bit unlucky lately.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
荣哥
“Mr. Rong.”
最近 确实 有点点儿背
“We've been a bit unlucky lately.”
要不我请个大师
“Should I hire a fengshui master?”
“Things have gone wrong lately, but it's just lousy luck messing with me.”
Using colloquial notions like 'dianr bei' allows individuals to preserve dignity and face by attributing difficult circumstances to fate rather than personal faults.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
down on one's luck; unlucky
A very common Northern slang term used to describe experiencing unfortunate streaks or bad timing.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“the honorable... slept in gave me a terrible backache.”
“Even now, my back still aches.”
“he's been acting a bit strange lately too.”
“But lately, they somehow started”
“Yes, he looks a little familiar.”
“But recently, for some reason,”