说你徒弟那些话都是醉话
“That talk about your apprentice”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
上次酒喝多了啊
“I drank too much last time.”
说你徒弟那些话都是 醉话
“That talk about your apprentice”
别往心里去
“was just drunk talk.”
“Please don't take offense; it was just drunken babble and not my real opinion.”
Blaming indiscretions on excessive drinking is a widespread social mechanism in China to allow both parties to save face and de-escalate interpersonal tension.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
drunken talk; babble spoken under the influence
Useful when dismissing blunders or harsh remarks made while intoxicated.
saying those things about...
A common way to refer back to previously uttered remarks that caused friction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You're my only apprentice. If you embarrass me,”
“What has that disciple of yours gotten himself into again?”
“My disciple isn't bad either.”
“What has that disciple of yours gotten himself into again? What are you saying?”
“But I'm already your apprentice.”
“You really are just like my bratty disciple.”