你是志气高 你倒是会说
“You're so ambitious. You're so articulate.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
张云旗他们才不敢欺负 你才有闲工夫在这儿骂我
“Zhang Yunqi and his men don't dare to bully you, so you have time to scold me here.”
你是志气高 你倒是会说
“You're so ambitious. You're so articulate.”
对了 你答应我去武汉的盘缠呢 你给我了吗
“Right. Where are the travel expenses to Wuhan you promised me? Have you given it to me?”
“Oh, aren't you high and mighty! You always have a clever excuse for everything.”
In close Chinese relationships, speakers often use positive words like 'ambitious' or 'articulate' with heavy irony to mock the other person's excuses.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have high ambitions or strong pride
Can be used sincerely to praise someone's drive, or sarcastically (as here) to mock someone acting high and mighty.
sure know how to talk (sarcastically)
Used in arguments to point out that someone is good at making excuses or twisting words without taking real action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“After all, your dignity”
“She truly has great determination and drive.”
“It's so high. Look.”
“The army prides itself on bravery and courage.”
“you're saying with a lot of energy.”
“since her days in Dahe Village. What's there that even you wouldn't dare to dream of?”