你别总当着小名的面 炫耀你家多有钱
“Stop flaunting your wealth in front of Xiaoming.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我跟你说
“Listen to me.”
你别总 当着小名的面 炫耀 你家多 有钱
“Stop flaunting your wealth in front of Xiaoming.”
“It's so awkward to pay for her stuff at the mall.”
“Stop bragging about your money; you're humiliating my friend and making everyone uncomfortable.”
Flaunting wealth or paying aggressively for others can damage another person's dignity or self-esteem, which violates reciprocal social face in peer groups.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in front of someone; right to someone's face
Essential structure used to describe doing or saying something directly in the physical presence of a specific person.
to show off; to flaunt
A slightly derogatory verb used when someone overtly displays their wealth, skills, or status.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Xiaoming's right here at home. Didn't she tell you? What's up?”
“She's sulking.”
“Xiaoming is such a good girl. I really like her.”
“Well, Xiaoming. Some good stuff for you.”
“Xiaoming has blamed me for years, and I have nothing to say.”
“We might be small”