大哥 你看看我开这车
“Sir, look at the car I'm driving.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没三万下不来
“it'll cost at least 30,000!”
大哥 你看看我 开这车
“Sir, look at the car I'm driving.”
我像有三万的吗
“Do I look like I have 30,000?”
“I clearly have no money to pay your ridiculous price, give me a break.”
Demonstrating one's financial hardship is a widely accepted conversational tactic in China to negotiate prices down or avoid being overcharged.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
older brother; buddy (informal address to an adult male stranger)
A common colloquial address used to appeal to sympathy, soften demands, or build instant rapport.
just look at...
Used to draw the listener's immediate attention to obvious physical evidence backing up an argument.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Sir, this float is so fun!”
“Boss He, are you just going to watch and do nothing?”
“Sir, please listen to me.”
“the one on your screen looks like an accountant, not a truck driver.”
“Come on. You really think you are my client?”
“you shouldn't have gotten into my car.”