别愁眉苦脸的 我过生日
“Don't look so glum. It's my birthday.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
虎哥好 虎哥好 虎哥好 你 给我喝
“-Hello, Brother Hu. -Hello, Brother Hu. Hello, Brother Hu. You! Drink!”
别愁眉苦脸的 我 过生日
“Don't look so glum. It's my birthday.”
盛哥 生日快乐 生意兴隆 今天 是你小灵通
“Brother Sheng! Happy birthday! May your business be thriving and prosperous. Today is the opening day”
“Cheer up and show me some respect—today is my special day.”
Displaying gloomy emotions during celebrations is seen as inauspicious and buzzkilling (扫兴), which disrespects the host or the person being celebrated.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
pulling a long face / looking gloomy and miserable
A common four-character idiom describing a frowning, distressed facial expression.
celebrate one's birthday
The standard spoken collocation for celebrating a birthday.
Asserts a descriptive category or manner, softening the imperative prohibition.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Then don't look so sad.”
“Don't look so upset.”
“Why wear that long face all day?”
“I'm so worried.”
“Don't tell me you're so happy that you've forgotten your own birthday.”
“Why the long face when we just won a great victory?”