这帮人在那儿装腔作势的
“These people were all putting on airs,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没有 没人提这个
“No. Nobody mentioned any of them.”
这帮人在 那 儿 装腔作势 的
“These people were all putting on airs,”
说什么什么
“talking about things”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In colloquial Chinese culture, 'zhuang' (acting fake or posing) is heavily despised among peers, and calling out someone's pretense fosters informal camaraderie.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to put on airs; to pose; to be pretentious
A negative four-character idiom describing someone who behaves unnaturally or theatrically to impress others.
this crowd; this bunch of people
An informal and often slightly dismissive term referring to a specific group.
Emphasizes the ongoing or characteristic state of their pretentious behavior.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Those people want trouble.”
“If you're trying to play tricks,”
“their boldness in public”
“They may look careless and carefree,”
“So the staff got out of hand.”
“What the hell are these soldiers doing here?”