连老本行都忘了
“You forgot your old skills?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I'm not in the mood. What's wrong?”
连 老本行 都忘了
“You forgot your old skills?”
我们家孟钰 至今下落不明
“Meng Yu is still missing.”
“You're slipping so badly you can't even do what you were trained to do.”
In Chinese professional culture, failing at one's 'original trade' (老本行) implies severe negligence of duty and loss of personal integrity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
one's original trade or profession
Colloquial term referring to the skill or career one is traditionally trained or best at.
Indicates a change of state that is viewed negatively by the speaker.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Even heaven couldn't stand it,”
“a long-time worker at Li Ink.”
“Mr. Zhou is gone. You don't have to be alone. Shut up!”
“[Sertraline Hydrochloride Tablets] even heaven is on my side.”
“We even gave up our business in the city.”
“after so many years away from it,”