你怎么了 火烧尾巴了吗
“What's wrong with you? Got a fire under your tail?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
请让开一下 先生
“Please step aside, sir.”
你怎么了 火烧尾巴 了 吗
“What's wrong with you? Got a fire under your tail?”
长官
“Sir.”
“Calm down and stop running around like a headless chicken.”
Superiors in Chinese workplace or military environments expect subordinates to maintain poise rather than displaying visible panic.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in a frantic hurry; panicking like one's tail is on fire
A vivid colloquial metaphor used to tease or criticize someone who is rushing about in extreme agitation.
Marks a change of state, asking what recent event occurred to trigger this behavior.
Forms a rhetorical question to heighten the mockery.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What's up? What's wrong? Where's she? Who let you in? Come out!”
“What's wrong? Wait for me.”
“What's wrong? You look awful.”
“what's wrong with you? I'm fine. I'm really fine.”
“What happened? Who bullied you?”
“Anything wrong? What's wrong?”