上周你们俩 去网吧打游戏 差点被教导主任
“Last week, the two of you went to the internet bar to play games and were almost caught”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我怎么闯祸了
“When did I make trouble?”
上周你们俩 去网吧打游戏 差点被 教导 主任
“Last week, the two of you went to the internet bar to play games and were almost caught”
抓的事情忘了
“by the dean of studies. Did you forget that?”
“Don't act innocent—you're always getting into trouble, just like last week.”
In Chinese middle and high schools, the '教导主任' is culturally stereotyped as the strict, omnipresent enforcer of discipline who catches truants at internet cafes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
almost got / nearly was
Used with passive structures to describe a close shave with danger or disciplinary trouble.
dean of students; director of discipline
Refers to the school authority figure responsible for maintaining student discipline in Chinese middle/high schools.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Business is tough for internet cafes. I am relatively busy today.”
“We had a fight. But luckily I learned a move. So it was worth it.”
“As you can see, the business is really struggling. I'm almost out of business.”
“(Ren Meiyan, so you knew Ms. Zhou all along?)”
“Yes. Their games are dull. That is why every game of theirs doesn't have a long shelf life.”
“(2004, Qidaohezi Qidian Middle School) Why did you come on the weekend? To keep you company.”