站在这马路中间 让人看了成什么体统啊
“Standing right here. What will people think if they see this?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Mr. Zheng. - Give us justice! - Come on. Disperse.”
站 在这 马路中间 让人看了 成什么体统 啊
“Standing right here. What will people think if they see this?”
“Mr. Zheng, glad you're back. Let me brief you on the situation.”
“Clear out right now, you are making a scene and embarrassing all of us.”
Officials and authority figures place high importance on maintaining social decorum and preventing chaotic public scenes that reflect poorly on their governance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
What kind of propriety is this? / This is completely improper.
A strong, semi-formal rebuke used by authority figures or elders when decorum and dignity are violated.
if other people see it / in front of everyone
Commonly invoked in Chinese culture to warn someone that public scrutiny will cause loss of face.
Enhances the rhetorical force and expresses exasperation and reprimand.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you stood above the rules of this world?”
“She'd make me stand and watch”
“Hey! Stop!”
“And you're making me stand by the public restroom entrance?”
“Why do you get to stand here?”
“On this street, no one has more resolve than me.”