你别告诉我 你要去领证啦
“Don't tell me you're getting married?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
晚上找你 咱们一块庆祝
“I'll call you tonight. Let's celebrate.”
你别告诉我 你 要去领证啦
“Don't tell me you're getting married?”
跟李晓兮
“To Li Xiaoxi?”
“Wait, are you seriously getting married?! Tell me right now!”
In contemporary China, 'lingzheng' (getting the official certificate) legally completes the marriage and is celebrated separately from the traditional wedding banquet.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
don't tell me (that...)
A colloquial conversational opener used to express dramatic surprise or incredulity before making an intuitive guess.
to register a marriage (literally: pick up the marriage certificate)
Everyday colloquial term for officially and legally getting married at the civil affairs bureau.
Fuses 'le' and 'a' to infuse the sentence with lively excitement and teasing surprise.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't talk to me. I'm going to sleep. I'm not leaving.”
“you can tell me directly. Don't just leave a letter and disappear.”
“Stop trying to fool me. I'm not leaving. I already told you.”
“When are you two going to get your marriage license?”
“Please don't get me wrong. I didn't mean to pry.”
“You must tell me everything clearly.”