这人哪有不生病的
“People get sick.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这人 哪有不生病的
“People get sick.”
“If Li Haichao didn't send me a WeChat message, asking me to come to see you,”
“Don't worry yourself sick over this; everybody gets ill sooner or later.”
In Chinese interpersonal care, reassuring an invalid often involves framing their condition as an ordinary part of human nature so they do not feel guilty or overburdened.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how can there be; where on earth is there
A common rhetorical framing used to refute an unrealistic expectation or reassure someone.
to fall ill; to get sick
The standard daily spoken term for experiencing illness.
Asserts a categorical truth at the end of a descriptive rhetorical statement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“People get sick.”
“Something was wrong with this girl long ago.”
“Is this insane or what? No, what is this supposed to be?”