再说房东对我特好
“Besides, the landlord is nice to me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
她们凭什么欺负我
“They have no right to bully me.”
再说 房东 对我特好
“Besides, the landlord is nice to me.”
“If I'm bullied, the landlord will help me.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
For young migrants or renters in major Chinese cities, a protective and benevolent landlord provides crucial informal social security and peace of mind.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
besides / furthermore
A common conversational connective used to introduce a supplementary point to back up one's argument.
extremely good / especially kind
Colloquial Northern Mandarin intensifier equivalent to '非常好' (very good).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I think I've fallen for my landlady.”
“I definitely don't believe you'd fall for your landlady.”
“If I could have a nice landlord, that would be even better.”
“That landlord is really wealthy.”
“Yeah. I'm a relative of the owner.”
“Why do I suddenly think the landlady looks pretty?”