你看起来更像是在吃午饭
“Looks more like you're eating your lunch.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我在听
“I'm listening.”
你 看起来更像是在 吃 午饭
“Looks more like you're eating your lunch.”
- 我在吃午饭是为了避免你被杀 - 不好意思？
“- I'm eating my lunch so no one kills you. - Excuse me?”
“You are just enjoying your food instead of paying attention to what matters.”
Focusing on eating rather than conversation can signal indifference or lack of commitment in interpersonal communication.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
looks more like; seems more to be
A handy pattern for drawing skeptical comparisons between appearance and purported reality.
eating lunch
Everyday progressive action indicating having the midday meal.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Have you had lunch? I came here after lunch.”
“You work in the kitchen now.”
“he didn't look like a big eater.”
“Let's have a meal together.”
“I'd like to take you to dinner.”
“You guys haven't had dinner yet, have you?”