再说我妈在楼上等半天了 你快点让他下来
“My mom's been waiting upstairs. Let him see her.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我再给他时间 这孩子都快不认识我了
“At this rate, he'll forget I'm his father.”
再说 我妈在楼上 等半天了 你 快点 让他下来
“My mom's been waiting upstairs. Let him see her.”
你妈来了
“Your mother is here?”
“Stop stalling and send him down right now before my mother gets angry.”
In domestic disputes, invoking an elder waiting or being inconvenienced is a powerful tool to compel swift action.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
furthermore / besides
Used at the start of a clause to introduce a secondary, reinforcing justification.
has been waiting for ages
A colloquial hyperbole indicating long, irritating waiting time.
Marks the completion and excessive duration of the waiting period.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Your mom asked you to come down and help!”
“Wait for me. I'll be going downstairs soon. All right.”
“I still have a client waiting upstairs. Take your time eating. I'll go first.”
“Mom, let her put her things down before you start your questioning.”
“You wouldn't have come so soon if I didn't say I was in a hurry.”
“I will walk around downstairs for a bit. I will come up later.”