拉钩上吊
“Pinky swear.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
咱们拉个钩钩
“Let's pinky swear.”
拉钩上吊
“Pinky swear.”
一百年不许变
“Cross my heart and hope to die,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
'Lagou shangdiao, yibainian bu xu bian' is the classic Chinese childhood pledge equivalent to 'cross my heart and hope to die', binding a promise with finger-locking.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
pinky swear / lock pinkies to make a promise
The first line of the ubiquitous Chinese childhood rhyme used when locking little fingers to seal a promise.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“-Pinky swear. -Pinky swear. -No backsies. -No backsies.”
“Pinky swear, can't break it for a hundred years.”
“Pinky swear, a hundred years, no take-backs.”
“Pinky swear. Okay.”