但你跟老林两个人 一说假话就磕磕巴巴的
“But you and Lin stutter when you lie.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他是管不住自己的嘴
“He can't keep a secret.”
但你跟老林两个人 一说假话就 磕磕巴巴 的
“But you and Lin stutter when you lie.”
我能让你们去吗
“Can I let you go?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Among long-term comrades or colleagues in Chinese culture, pointing out bodily tells like stuttering when lying is done with affectionate candor rather than malice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to tell lies / to bluff
A very common colloquial term for lying or fabricating excuses.
stammering / stumbling over words
An onomatopoeic/reduplicated AABB adjective describing halting, stuttering speech caused by nervousness.
Functions as an emphatic marker at the end of the clause describing their habitual state.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We'll see if Old Lin dares to lay a finger on you then!”
“Well, Lin is quite down-to-earth.”
“By the way, Lin, what were you about to say earlier?”
“Lin, stop talking. Xie, explain this.”
“Lin... Do you have any conscience saying that?”
“Lin, you never speak, but now you need to take a stance.”