这鼻子够灵的呀 闻着味就起来了呀
“Your nose works pretty well. You got up as soon as you smelled the food.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
很好
“Well.”
这 鼻子够灵 的呀 闻着味就起来 了呀
“Your nose works pretty well. You got up as soon as you smelled the food.”
我怎么一觉都睡到天黑了 我也太能睡了吧
“How did I sleep until dark? I can't believe I slept that long.”
“You were fast asleep, but of course delicious food woke you up instantly.”
Teasing someone about their appetite or sleeping habits is a common way to express domestic warmth and intimacy in Chinese families.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
quite a sharp nose / having a keen sense of smell
An idiomatically colloquial way to tease someone who smells food from afar.
following the scent / as soon as one catches the aroma
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to depict someone responding instantaneously to food aromas.
Softens the tone to make the teasing feel lively, warm, and affectionate.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The hound's nose picked it up again. Coming.”
“You have a good nose. Of course.”
“Cousin, don't you have a good nose? Why don't you take a sniff?”