这娃啥基本功嘛
“had such poor basic skills.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那是个意外嘛 我都不知道这娃
“That was an accident. I didn't even know the kid”
这娃 啥基本功 嘛
“had such poor basic skills.”
瞒天过海
“A classic deception?”
“This kid does not have any real fundamentals at all.”
Chinese mentorship and crafts place immense emphasis on unglamorous repetitive basic training; lacking it is seen as amateurish pretense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
fundamental skills or basic training
Commonly refers to the core underlying techniques required in martial arts, cooking, sports, or academic disciplines.
Used at the end of a rhetorical question to mark obviousness or self-evident truth.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Her basic skills are rock solid.”
“also have a strong foundation.”
“Main thing is, this kid's got talent. A real promising one.”
“What's the kid's family background?”
“Why are you giving up so easily?”
“(What's so special about that guy anyway?)”