早都一身虱子了 现在怕咬啊
“Already covered in lice, and now you're afraid of getting bitten?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Those gossips will start talking again.”
早都 一身虱子 了 现在 怕咬 啊
“Already covered in lice, and now you're afraid of getting bitten?”
走
“Go.”
“Our reputations are already tarnished anyway, so a few more rumors won't hurt us.”
Derived from the folk saying 'too many lice to itch,' this attitude reflects a fatalistic resignation where one becomes completely immune to public criticism or minor worries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
covered in lice; ridden with trouble or bad reputation
A colloquial metaphor used to describe someone burdened with many unresolved problems or severe reputational damage.
afraid of being bitten; fearing petty attacks or minor troubles
Used idiomatically in rhetorical questions to emphasize that one should not fear insignificant harms.
Marks a completed change of state, stressing that the trouble has existed for a long time.
Softens the rhetorical question while adding an incredulous, dismissive tone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How did I end up with lice?”
“it'll cause lice. I'm not that dirty.”
“It's as plain as day, impossible to miss.”
“but I'm guessing that you're also in a difficult situation just like me.”
“or you'll rub my skin off.”
“bear insect bite marks,”