这里是山区洼地 有信号就怪了
“This is a low-lying mountain area. It'd be strange if there was a signal.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Goodness. No signal at all. I've got nothing either.”
这里是山区洼地 有信号就怪了
“This is a low-lying mountain area. It'd be strange if there was a signal.”
你在这儿等一下 我去那边看看
“Wait here. I'll go check over there.”
“Don't act so surprised—obviously we won't get any reception down here.”
Chinese speakers often express an emphatic 'no chance' by stating that the opposite scenario would be unnatural or weird.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it would be bizarre if...; there's no way...
A colloquial sarcastic structure meaning the preceding condition is completely impossible or absurd.
depression; low-lying basin
Used geographically to describe land that sits lower than the surrounding area.
Functions idiomatically within '就怪了' to assert certainty about the impossibility.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Lately, people have been complaining about poor signal.”
“The signal is bad in this basement.”
“Can you find a place with better signal?”
“if it was bad reception in the mines or what—”
“I... I think I have no signal either.”
“The signal abroad was also bad. I felt like I've lost contact with all of you.”