吃的时候最好保持沉默
“Preferably in silence.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
吃掉那该死的肝脏
“and we're gonna eat that… [laughing] …fucking liver.”
吃 的时候 最好 保持沉默
“Preferably in silence.”
我可以假设威廉 在渡轮上或在家里没见过他父亲
“[Carl] I can assume William didn't see his father on the ferry or at home.”
“Be quiet and eat; now is not the time to talk about this.”
Invoking the traditional Confucian norm of 'no talking while dining' (食不言) is often used pragmatically to deflect intrusive questioning or awkward topics.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
keep silent / remain quiet
A semi-formal collocation used for staying quiet in tense or formal contexts.
had better / it is best to
A polite but firm way to issue an imperative disguised as gentle advice.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You'd better think carefully.”
“you should think before you speak.”
“Eat slowly, or you might choke.”
“You can keep silent. But you'd better be aware”
“Those who don't know how to talk shouldn't talk.”
“You'd better think twice before you speak nonsense”