你们斗鬼团这么大名 名不虚传吗
“if your famous Dougui lives up to its reputation.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
二来是想看看
“Secondly, I wanted to see”
你们斗鬼团 这么大 名 名不虚传 吗
“if your famous Dougui lives up to its reputation.”
“How is your reconnaissance ability?”
“I have heard a lot about you guys, now prove to me you are not just all talk.”
Openly questioning whether someone's reputation is 'well-deserved' is a common rhetorical tactic in Chinese interactions to provoke pride and compel the listener to demonstrate their best ability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have a well-deserved reputation / to live up to the hype
Used to praise a person, place, or skill after witnessing that it is truly as good as its reputation claims.
Turns the statement into a direct yes-no question, adding a probing and slightly skeptical edge.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Fight the Japanese together. Fight the Japanese together. Together.”
“Everyone, don't panic.”
“Me—neither one thing nor another— a big shot?”
“I'm Hsiao-ming. I'm also a ghost.”
“rumors are flying in the troupe.”
“Alright, everyone. Let's do a roll call.”