我可不想去重庆
“I don't want to go to Chongqing”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我
“Me?”
我可不想 去重庆
“I don't want to go to Chongqing”
去吃那个传说中的抗战八宝饭
“to eat that legendary Resistance Eight-Treasure Rice.”
“Life in the wartime capital is miserable and the food is terrible, so count me out.”
During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Chongqing was China's provisional capital. 'Wartime Eight-Treasure Rice' was a sarcastic local term for low-quality rationed rice mixed with sand, pebbles, and husks.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
really don't want to; definitely do not want to
Use the adverb 'ke' before a negative verb phrase to add strong personal emphasis and emotional resistance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Have you ever thought about going to Chongqing?”
“Uncle Li is really nice. I didn't want to go.”
“I don't want to go. You go in my place.”
“I truly don't wish to go.”
“I just don't want to go home.”
“I really don't want to go back.”