这邻居们都在这儿看着呢
“The neighbors are watching.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你要干什么
“What are you doing?”
这邻居们都 在这 儿 看着 呢
“The neighbors are watching.”
“Back off, everyone can see what you are doing.”
Invoking the eyes of the neighborhood (jie fang ling ju) is a common grassroots tactic to deter wrongdoing through public shame.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
are all right here watching
Use this phrase to summon social accountability and deter bad behavior in public.
Emphasizes the ongoing state and directs attention to the fact that everyone is actively watching.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The neighbors around us are all old friends.”
“We're neighbors. Would I really call the police?”
“[As your neighbor,]”
“The whole neighborhood knew.”
“wow, all the neighbors watched it.”