不是刚在香港烫完头吗
“Didn't you just get a perm in Hong Kong?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不是 刚在香港烫完头 吗
“Didn't you just get a perm in Hong Kong?”
“Ms. Li, see? I'm trying to support her business, yet she refuses.”
“You just spent good money getting your hair done in Hong Kong, why on earth do you want me to touch it now?”
In mainland China during earlier reform eras, getting styled or buying luxury goods in Hong Kong was considered the height of modernity and prestige, making redelivery redundant.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
finished getting a perm / having one's hair permed
A very common colloquial expression in Northern Mandarin for getting a perm or hair styled.
isn't it the case that...
A rhetorical question pattern used to point out an obvious fact or express disbelief.
Marks a rhetorical question to prompt the listener to acknowledge a known fact.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What's the matter? Did you burn yourself?”
“But my head hasn't recovered.”
“came from your hair dye.”
“Hear that? Even bald people can wear them.”
“Do not touch hot water again.”
“I told you your hair needed a perm.”