这怎么都瘦成这样了
“How did you get so thin?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
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“Mother.”
这 怎么 都 瘦成这样 了
“How did you get so thin?”
“You look terrible and weak; what kind of suffering have you been through?”
In traditional Chinese culture, weight loss is closely tied to suffering or neglect; elder family members frequently equate a person's physical fullness with health and emotional flourishing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
wasted away to this state / so emaciated
Used when expressing shock at someone's extreme, unhealthy weight loss.
Signifies a significant change of state that provokes an immediate emotional reaction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“See how thin you are.”
“You did lose weight. Why did you become so thin?”
“You look much thinner than before.”
“- How did you get so thin? - His son, Xin Ba, was able to get treatment in such a remote place”
“How come you're so thin lately? Really? Your face looks so small even in the front. [I must lose weight this time.]”
“I'm sick of pork. You're so thin. Eat more.”
“Why are you still so skinny? Is the food that bad? Not really.”