排这戏还不如炒股呢
“Rehearsing this is worse than trading stocks.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
嫑跳了
“Stop dancing.”
排这戏 还不如炒股 呢
“Rehearsing this is worse than trading stocks.”
人家股市上还涨涨跌跌的 你看你们几个
“At least stocks have ups and downs. Look at you guys.”
“You guys are so lifeless and dull that even volatile stocks would be a better use of my energy.”
In contemporary Chinese culture, playing the stock market represents intense excitement and dynamism, making it a vivid benchmark against which dull or stagnant artistic work is criticized.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
might as well / would be better to
Used to make a negative comparison showing that an alternative, even if risky, is preferable to the current dreadful situation.
to trade stocks / play the stock market
Common everyday term for retail stock trading, frequently associated with volatility and excitement.
Highlights the speaker's emotional conviction and dissatisfaction with the comparison.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and we can't invest in stocks. Then what can we do?”
“Are you faking all this or did you lose the bet?”
“Normally, that should pay well.”
“Training in opera is not the same thing. Right, right.”
“Yes. I think it's even more interesting than doing business.”
“Anything beats singing opera.”