吞吞吐吐的 一点都不像我
“All that stuttering. So unlike me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
说话就好好说
“Speak clearly.”
吞吞吐吐 的 一点都不 像我
“All that stuttering. So unlike me.”
去吧
“Go.”
“Snap out of it, stop mumbling and just say what needs to be said.”
In close relationships, Chinese speakers often criticize hesitation (吞吞吐吐) to encourage straightforwardness and moral courage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
hesitant and mumbling; beating around the bush
A common four-character idiom used to describe someone who speaks haltingly or holds back words out of fear or hesitation.
not at all like
Useful pattern to emphasize that a current behavior completely contradicts someone's usual character.
Marks the descriptive state, emphasizing the manner of hesitation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She vomited? Yes.”
“What's happening? She vomited?”
“I'm gonna throw up. You are seriously…”
“Do you ever say anything nice?”
“With me here, he will confess everything.”
“I'm so pretty, yet you threw up again.”