像是你指定能考上似的
“You talk like you're guaranteed to get in.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
三个月之后你自己想办法 拉倒吧 你听你这口气
“Then you're on your own. Oh, please. You talk like you're guaranteed to get in.”
像 是你 指定能考上 似的
“You talk like you're guaranteed to get in.”
“Don't be so smug. Leave yourself a way out. Get me some rice.”
“Don't act so smug, you haven't passed anything yet.”
Among intimate Chinese peers and family, poking fun at another's overconfidence keeps expectations realistic and avoids bad luck.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
as if / just like
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to express disbelief, irony, or sarcasm about someone's claim.
definitely can / guaranteed to
A frequent Northern colloquial synonym for '一定能' (definitely can).
Functions as a figurative particle completing the '像是' structure to underline the sarcastic comparison.