要是一直做这个 也不是个事情啊 挺好的
“If he keeps doing this, it's not much of a career. It's fine.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是白及还这么年轻
“But Bai Ji is still so young.”
要是 一直做 这个 也不是 个事情啊 挺好的
“If he keeps doing this, it's not much of a career. It's fine.”
他喜欢做饭
“He likes cooking.”
“He cannot just keep doing this forever without a real career plan, but I don't want to sound too judgmental.”
In Chinese society, elders and peers often worry about young people staying in service or casual jobs without clear upward mobility or societal prestige.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if (someone) continues to... indefinitely
Used in spoken Chinese to introduce a hypothetical scenario that may cause long-term problems.
not a viable long-term solution; not a proper arrangement
A common colloquial idiom used to indicate that an existing routine is unsustainable or inappropriate.
Softens the blunt judgment '也不是个事情' into a milder, reflective observation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“with an impressive resume, but he never lasted long in any of his jobs.”
“But being that kind of person all the time is exhausting.”