老是把酒藏着 怎么找得到媳妇
“If you keep hiding the wine, how will you ever find a wife?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你就大方点吧
“Be generous.”
老是把酒藏着 怎么找得到媳妇
“If you keep hiding the wine, how will you ever find a wife?”
今天大家破个例
“Let's make an exception today.”
“Stop being so stingy and bring out the good stuff for us to drink!”
Being stingy with good liquor is seen as unmanly and antisocial in Chinese banqueting culture; teasing friends into sharing alcohol strengthens male bonding.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
manage to find a wife
A colloquial northern Chinese expression often used in teasing men about marriage prospects based on their habits.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Too bad I didn't keep liquor at home.”
“Her husband was an alcoholic who beat her when he was drunk”
“How else can I help you hide the fact that there're people in the cellar?”
“Wherever the drinks are, that's where I'll be.”
“somebody boldly slipped drugs in my drink.”
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