我巴不得他们 马上分手
“I wished they would break up immediately,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一定会碍我的事
“would definitely get in my way.”
我 巴不得 他们 马上 分手
“I wished they would break up immediately,”
可是他们感情越来越好
“but their feelings for each other only grew stronger.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
While Chinese interpersonal communication often values harmony and indirectness, extreme candidness like '巴不得' highlights heightened dramatic conflict or scheming.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
eagerly wish for; can't wait to
Used to express an intense desire for something specific to happen, often used in casual or dramatic speech.
immediately; right away
A very common adverb used to indicate that an action will or should happen without delay.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You can't wait for us old guys to leave soon. How is it?”
“She wanted me to go as far away as possible.”
“You probably hoped she wouldn't even see it. Don't worry about how I handled it.”
“Why force them down the same path?”
“Just leave them be. Fei does not come often.”
“Is that why you two had to break up?”