这街坊邻居都传开了
“The whole neighborhood knew.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
除了我知道
“It wasn't just me.”
这 街坊邻居 都 传开了
“The whole neighborhood knew.”
大成一出车呢
“Whenever he's out driving,”
“You can't hide it anymore; the whole neighborhood knows.”
Traditional Chinese residential courtyards and communities have tight-knit social networks where privacy is low and public opinion heavily impacts family reputation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
neighbors / the neighborhood community
A warm, colloquial four-character phrase referring collectively to the people living nearby.
has spread around / the rumor got out
Commonly used with news, rumors, or secrets that have become public knowledge.
Marks a completed change of state, indicating the rumor has already spread far and wide.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But everyone out there is talking about it now.”
“Everyone in town is saying”
“- Awful neighbors. - Stop running.”
“Look, everyone, we have new neighbors!”
“doctors, and neighbors alike.”
“She's been going around telling all the neighbors about it. How's my scriptwriting?”
“The neighbors around us are all old friends.”
“Besides, we are neighbors.”
“The neighbors helped search all around, and we have been waiting here the whole time,”
“You are neighbours. How much do they give you”
“The neighbors took turns to persuade me.”
“I saw a childhood neighbor. I'll go say hi.”
“and their neighbor, you should be setting an example.”
“You're making a scene in front of the neighbors.”
“The neighbors are watching.”
“[As your neighbor,]”
“Grandma, we are all familiar neighbors here.”
“wow, all the neighbors watched it.”
“We're all old neighbors. Is there any point in bluffing and tricking them like this?”
“and want to earn a good reputation in the neighborhood,”
“that Fan Changyu is a jinx for you.”