他今天是怎样？那么快就醉了
“What's going on with him? How is he this drunk already?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
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“Not this one, okay?”
他 今天 是 怎样 ？ 那么快就 醉了
“What's going on with him? How is he this drunk already?”
跟陈立璇吵架 心情不好
“He had a fight with Chen Lixuan. He's in a bad mood.”
“Something is clearly wrong with him; people don't drink like this without a reason.”
In Chinese social settings, drinking heavily and rapidly out of personal sorrow (借酒消愁) is easily recognized by friends as a sign of relationship or personal turmoil.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what's the deal / what's going on
A very common colloquial, especially Taiwanese-influenced, phrase to ask what is wrong with someone or a situation.
already ... so quickly
Used to remark on an event happening unexpectedly early or fast.
Marks a change of state, highlighting the sudden arrival of intoxication.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I argued with Jing Yi today.”
“how did you know we got drunk last night?”
“How is he doing? I heard he suffered a head injury.”
“What's going on today? Why are Uncle and Mr. Tang”
“why are there so many people today?”
“why did you drink so much today?”
“What "gold-bearing sand springing from the ground"? You were just drunk and seeing things!”
“What is wrong with tonight?”
“(How could you lose your composure like that today?)”