废话 这楼后面一排小屋 不都给下人住的吗
“Nonsense. Isn't there a row of small houses are all for the servants.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
有 有住的地方吗
“Do you have a place to stay?”
废话 这楼 后面 一排小屋 不都 给下人住的 吗
“Nonsense. Isn't there a row of small houses are all for the servants.”
但是 但是 我 我还有老婆孩子 那哪行啊
“But... I have a wife and children. That won't do.”
“Why are you asking such a stupid question? You know where servants belong.”
In traditional elite Chinese households, servants were segregated into separate, inferior quarters behind or away from the main family compound.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
nonsense; that goes without saying
Used informally to dismiss a statement or question as completely obvious or silly.
servants; domestic staff
A historical term used to refer to domestic maids or male servants.
Marks a rhetorical question that expects strong agreement and emphasizes the obviousness of the fact.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“she would have been living in a three-story house long ago.”
“Isn't this a residential building? It's not like those kinds of places.”
“But the rooms upstairs are full.”
“Strange. This alley is so narrow, and there are no mansions around.”
“What? Did you buy this building?”
“Two or three weeks ago. Where does he live? The building in front.”