打算一直缩在壳里吗
“Do you plan to stay hidden forever?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
怎么
“Why?”
打算一直缩在壳里吗
“Do you plan to stay hidden forever?”
“Stop acting like a coward and face me already.”
In Chinese culture, withdrawing into one's shell is strongly associated with the turtle metaphor, an emblem of humiliating cowardice and passivity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to hide in one's shell; to act cowardly and stay secluded
A vivid colloquial metaphor comparing someone to a turtle hiding from danger, used to mock hesitation or cowardice.
plan to continuously; intend to keep on doing
Frequently used rhetorically to question someone's prolonged inaction or bad habit.
Turns the sentence into a rhetorical question laden with a provocative and mocking attitude.