我太了解他了 你别看他平常 油嘴滑舌的
“very well. He is a smooth talker,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老解这个人吧
“I know Xie”
我 太了解他了 你 别看 他平常 油嘴滑舌 的
“very well. He is a smooth talker,”
但在男女关系上
“but he's proper when it comes to relationships.”
“Don't misjudge him by his smooth talk; he is actually trustworthy at heart.”
In Chinese culture, being 'slick' (油嘴滑舌) can carry moral suspicion, so close friends often step in to vouch for someone's fundamental decency (人品).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
glib-tongued; slick-talking; smooth-spoken
A common idiom describing someone who talks smoothly but may appear insincere or flippant.
despite appearances; don't be fooled by
Used conversationally to introduce a contrast between external appearance and internal reality.
Emphasizes the completeness and certainty of the speaker's knowledge ('我太了解他了').
Nominalizes and softens the descriptive idiom '油嘴滑舌' in spoken discourse.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Because I know you too well.”
“I know him very well. He is very cunning.”
“I know that very well.”
“I know men too well.”
“I know men too well.”
“I know him well.”