他追我那会儿可不是这样的
“He wasn't like this when he was courting me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“He is tall and mighty, yet gentle and elegant.”
他追我 那会儿 可不是这样的
“He wasn't like this when he was courting me.”
那什么样啊
“What was he like?”
“He put in so much effort to impress me back then, but now he takes me for granted.”
Chinese women often playfully lament the contrast between how ardently a man courted them versus how ordinary or relaxed he became after settling down.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
courting me / pursuing me romantically
A colloquial way to describe romantic pursuit or wooing someone.
back then / at that time
Common spoken Northern expression used to evoke a specific past period.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He chased me,”
“I wanted to catch him.”
“I don't follow him around.”
“Anything with chasing and fighting.”
“I didn't exchange glances with him.”
“I told you he wanted to chase you.”