那我也走了一身汗呢
“But I've been walking and sweating too.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你别去了 我不渴
“Don't go. I'm not thirsty.”
那我也 走了 一身汗 呢
“But I've been walking and sweating too.”
我渴
“I'm thirsty.”
“You don't need to feel bad; I actually need a drink myself.”
When doing a favor for someone who tries to decline out of politeness, Chinese speakers often claim they need it for themselves to remove the sense of burden.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
drenched in sweat; all sweaty
A very common colloquial expression to describe sweating profusely from heat or exertion.
Emphasizes the existing condition to justify the speaker's decision against the listener's polite refusal.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Okay, then I'll be going.”
“You're sweating so much. Where did you go?”
“Okay, I have to go now.”
“Alright. I'll be going now.”
“Then I said I walked 1,581 steps. Shut up!”
“You're sweating so much, yet still talking non-stop. Drink this to rehydrate.”