但开口说话不是说让你说吃肉
“But I didn't mean talking about meat.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这开口有这难呢
“Was talking really that hard?”
但 开口说话 不是说 让 你说 吃肉
“But I didn't mean talking about meat.”
你再考上剧团了 我跟你说 咱灶上每个礼拜都吃肉
“If you get into the opera troupe, I'm telling you, we'll have meat every week.”
“Stop daydreaming about food; focus on opening your mouth and singing properly!”
In 20th-century China, regular access to meat at state-run art troupes served as a major aspiration for underprivileged youth, making it a common motivational topic.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
open one's mouth to speak; start talking
Commonly used to describe overcoming silence, shyness, or hesitation to articulate words.
does not mean I am asking you to...
A useful spoken frame used to clarify intentions and dismiss an incorrect interpretation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“They still get slaughtered for meat.”
“You are not allowed to have meat for lunch!”
“We can eat meat. There's one guy here who doesn't eat meat.”
“No. No food until you tell me.”
“you should think before you speak.”
“We never said that.”