这是个厨子该问的话吗
“Is that what a cook should ask?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
什么时候出门啊 出门见什么人啊
“When are you going out? Who are you meeting”
这 是 个厨子 该问的话吗
“Is that what a cook should ask?”
我也找机会把他开了
“I'll find a chance to fire him too.”
“Know your place; meddling in my business will get you fired.”
Chinese social hierarchy emphasizes fen-cun (propriety of boundaries), expecting individuals to strictly keep to the behavior fitting their social rank without prying into superiors' affairs.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
an appropriate question to ask / something one has the right to inquire about
Used to denote appropriate conversational bounds dictated by social hierarchy or role.
Forms a sharp rhetorical question emphasizing that the behavior is completely out of line.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but the person talking to you right now is not a cook.”
“And the chef's cooking is especially delicious. How about it?”
“You should ask him.”
“but whether you want to ask or not.”
“I hope you can see that.”
“Think of it as your cooking fee.”