我跟你说 我 我真是倒了八辈子血霉了
“You know what? I'm cursed with the worst luck”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
谁愿意干这事啊
“Besides, who'd want to do that?”
我跟你说 我 我 真是 倒了八辈子血霉 了
“You know what? I'm cursed with the worst luck”
我碰见这么一个主
“to get such a guest.”
“You have no idea how cursed and miserable this whole thing has made me feel.”
Invoking multiple lifetimes ('eight lifetimes') is a common colloquial Chinese rhetorical device to magnify the sheer extremity of one's bad luck or suffering.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
let me tell you / listen to me
An emphatic spoken discourse marker used to capture attention before making an intense point.
to suffer rotten bad luck / cursed with horrible misfortune
A highly expressive and colloquial hyperbole used to vent extreme frustration over bad luck.
Marks the completed transition into an unfortunate state, adding emphatic finality.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Listen, listen. [Mom] This was a real eye-opener. [Call History]”
“I'm telling you, when I went over, there wasn't even a place to stand.”
“Let me tell you.”
“Let me tell you. I've been involved in many rumors.”
“Let me tell you, people all say I”
“I'm telling you, you're already drunk. Your wife is waiting for you at home.”