我这是跟杂志上学的 那杂志还是你送我的呢
“I learned it from a fashion magazine. You gave me that magazine.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I'm doing it for myself and out of respect for my job. Is that okay?”
我这是 跟杂志上学的 那杂志还是你 送我的 呢
“I learned it from a fashion magazine. You gave me that magazine.”
“Why does it look good on the model but not on me?”
“You have no right to criticize my style when you're the one who gave me the magazine in the first place!”
In close Chinese relationships, pointing out that an criticized behavior originated from a gift or advice of the critic is a standard, playful rhetorical turnaround.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
learned it from...
Standard conversational structure to cite where an idea, behavior, or style was adopted from.
and it was actually you who gave it to me
Used to deliver a conversational counter-punch by highlighting the other person's involvement.
Emphasizes the unexpected counter-fact and reinforces the ironic, defensive tone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Um... if your magazine idea fails, do you have a backup plan?”
“Here's the thing: I recently saw your products”
“How did you get this magazine?”
“You go to the publisher yourself and take the new books off the shelves.”
“Can you give me the paper? Not now.”
“I ordered them at the bookstore. I asked them to deliver them.”