赖哥一听他就生气了 让她不要敬酒不吃吃罚酒
“Lai got angry when he heard this, and told her not to do things the hard way.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
她是想着回家以后 再把东西交出来
“She was thinking of handing them over after she returned home.”
赖哥 一听 他 就生气了 让她 不要 敬酒不吃吃罚酒
“Lai got angry when he heard this, and told her not to do things the hard way.”
孟灵一听也就 不怕他 就威胁赖哥说
“Meng Ling stopped being afraid when she heard this, and threatened Lai,”
“He warned her to do this the easy way, or he would force her to do it the hard way.”
In traditional Chinese drinking culture, refusing a respectful toast ('jingjiu') is a major slight that results in being forced to drink a penalty cup ('fajiu'); this dining custom became the standard metaphor for 'choosing the hard way over the easy way'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
upon hearing; as soon as (someone) heard
Part of the '一 + verb, 就...' pattern used to show an immediate reaction to something heard.
to refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit; to do things the hard way instead of the easy way
A very common idiom used when issuing a threat or ultimatum, warning someone to accept a polite offer before force is used.
Indicates a sudden change of emotional state (becoming angry) upon hearing the previous statement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Lai was already impatient from waiting,”
“Lai said she was a hot potato.”
“Lai's been having bad luck.”
“But Jiang Cheng and Lai didn't get along from the start.”
“Why would Kai drink with you? Why would...”
“Mr. Zhou is planning to take him out.”