啥时候变得这么会来事了
“When did you become so tactful?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
当然得买把好一点的了
“Of course I have to buy a nice one.”
啥时候 变 得 这么 会来事 了
“When did you become so tactful?”
“Just doing what it takes to make a living.”
“Look at you, playing the game and kissing up—when did you get so worldly?”
Refers to a nuanced social skill in Chinese society where an individual anticipates unspoken social rules and flatters or accommodates others smoothly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
socially adept / shrewd / knowing how to please people
Colloquial Northern phrase describing someone who intuitively knows how to behave smoothly, do favors, or please superiors.
when / since when
Informal Northern spoken equivalent of '什么时候'.
Indicates a perceived change of state in the person's behavior or disposition.