你不会要去拍她马屁吧
“aren't you going to suck up to her?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
尹香
“Yin Xiang,”
你 不会要 去拍她马屁 吧
“aren't you going to suck up to her?”
“Don't tell me you're actually going to suck up to her like a brown-noser.”
While navigating hierarchy requires tact, overly blatant flattery (拍马屁) is widely looked down upon among peers as a compromise of personal dignity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to flatter; to suck up; to brown-nose
An essential idiomatic colloquialism used to describe insincere praise aimed at currying favor with a superior.
you aren't really about to... are you?
A colloquial frame used to express disbelief or light accusation about someone's imminent action.
Softens the confrontation, turning what could be an aggressive accusation into an incredulous or teasing inquiry.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She'll come back to kiss up to you.”
“This flattery is way too obvious.”
“Make sure you flatter him well tonight.”
“Do you have a crush on her?”
“Don't tell me you've got a crush on her.”
“Really, no. Bullshit! Aren't you two quite close?”