但是脸皮厚啊 肯定占一点
“but I'm definitely thick-skinned.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“as a friend. Really. And I don't have many merits,”
但是 脸皮厚 啊 肯定 占一点
“but I'm definitely thick-skinned.”
“Did he get any news about Chen Yumo recently?”
“I might not have many virtues, but at least I'm resilient and not easily embarrassed.”
Calling oneself 'thick-skinned' is a common conversational tool to build rapport, signal approachable modesty, and ease social tension.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
thick-skinned / shameless / brazen
Can be critical when applied to others, but playful and endearing when used self-deprecatingly.
to possess a bit of (a trait)
A colloquial way to admit possessing a particular characteristic or quality to some extent.
Adds an explanatory, casual emphasis to the self-assessment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Seriously? How do you have the nerve to say that?”
“you must be thick-skinned.”
“Being thick-skinned makes one happy.”
“the thick-skinned get their fill,”
“is just self-conscious. It must be because of that incident that she feels too embarrassed to see me.”
“Why are you so shy?”