回来也不打个招呼
“You brat, you didn't even say you were coming back.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
臭小子
“You brat, you didn't even say you were coming back.”
回来 也不 打个招呼
“You brat, you didn't even say you were coming back.”
让你妈妈做点好吃的
“I could've had your mom cook something nice”
“I'm so happy you're home, I just wish you'd told us earlier so we could spoil you with a feast!”
Chinese parents often greet their returning adult children with mild complaints (like 'Brat, why didn't you tell us you were coming?'). This is not real anger, but a culturally typical way of expressing deep excitement and wishing they had time to prepare a lavish meal.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to give a heads-up / to notify in advance / to say hello
While it literally means 'say hello', in contexts like visiting or changing plans, it means 'let someone know in advance'.
without even / not even
Used before a verb to mildly complain that someone failed to do an expected or polite action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why didn't you tell me you came back?”
“You didn't even tell us you were coming back.”
“You could have at least called.”
“He left without saying goodbye”
“I didn't have time to greet you.”
“I didn't get a chance to tell you.”
“How come you went and slept on my beam”