等他醒过来我自己问他
“I'll ask him myself when he wakes up.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不可能
“Impossible.”
等他醒过来 我 自己 问他
“I'll ask him myself when he wakes up.”
就这屋
“Here we are.”
“I don't trust a single word you say; I'll get the real story from him.”
In Chinese interpersonal conflicts, insisting on confronting the primary person directly prevents triangulation, distortion, and loss of face from rumors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to wake up; to regain consciousness
Frequently used both for waking from normal sleep and coming around from fainting, intoxication, or medical coma.
ask (him/her) myself
Emphasizes personal intervention due to distrust in intermediaries.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“we will know exactly what you did.”
“you can ask him when he wakes up.”
“Notify us as soon as he wakes up.”
“He'll come back when he figures it out.”
“♪ Now we're at the edge ♪ But after waking up,”
“people also said he couldn't wake up but he still woke up.”