他恨不得十指不沾阳春水 这么一个人
“He refuses to lift a single finger for chores. For someone like him,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“All he does is look pretty and does no work.”
他 恨不得 十指不沾阳春水 这么一个 人
“He refuses to lift a single finger for chores. For someone like him,”
我根本不把他放在眼里
“I didn't take him seriously at all.”
“He acts like a spoiled rich kid who is too good to lift a finger, and I have zero respect for him.”
Applying an idiom traditionally reserved for sheltered aristocratic maidens to a man heightens the mockery, emasculating him by portraying him as overly delicate and useless.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to wish one could / itching to
Used before a verb phrase to exaggerate someone's extreme desire or tendency to do something.
never having to do any household chores
A poetic idiom originally describing pampered wealthy women, now used sarcastically for anyone (especially men) who refuses to do manual labor or housework.
such a person / a person like this
Added at the end of a description to sum up someone's character, often with a judgmental tone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“had never lifted a finger to do housework. She needed care.”
“She has never done any household chores. She doesn't know how to cook anything.”