你上过大学长得又不丑
“You're college-educated and pretty.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
从小娇生惯养的吧
“You must have been spoiled growing up.”
你上过大学长得又不丑
“You're college-educated and pretty.”
能找个更好的工作
“You could find a better job.”
“You have solid qualifications and good looks, so stop underselling yourself and find a proper job.”
Having a university degree and good presentation are seen as direct, fundamental assets for social mobility and career advancement in modern China.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not bad-looking at all; decent-looking
A litotes commonly used in spoken Chinese to imply someone has attractive physical qualities without sounding overly flattering.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Now that's a college student.”
“then maybe it's not worth going at all.”
“I'm just not meant for university?”
“Getting into college isn't as hard as it used to be.”
“It's not like I have to go to college, so what?”
“I'm just going to university. It's not like I won't come back.”