连花都这么听你的 何况其他的呢
“Even the flowers listen to you, let alone anything else.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“That's true. You're good at everything you do.”
连花都这么 听你的 何况 其他的呢
“Even the flowers listen to you, let alone anything else.”
看来我这个老头子 得退场了
“Looks like I should step aside”
“You have a natural charm and authority that can handle anything effortlessly.”
In Chinese culture, elders often praise younger family members by attributing miraculous orderliness to them, comparing obedience of nature to their personal virtue.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even...
Used to emphasize an extreme example to imply that what follows applies even more so.
let alone... / not to mention...
Used at the end of a rhetorical comparison to highlight an obvious conclusion.
Softens the rhetorical question and adds a playful, conversational lilt.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“goes to her medical bills.”
“Did you eat the goldthread I picked for you? I ate them. I ate them all.”
“all the money we made before.”
“Is this all the herbs?”
“She can't even swallow her medicine anymore.”
“I'd like to see what you can achieve. [Husband's fingerprint: Nie Yucheng]”