啥叫在自己家里
“what it means to truly be yourself at home.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
啥叫 在自己家 里
“what it means to truly be yourself at home.”
“Let me show you what true freedom and total relaxation at home really feel like.”
Because public life in Chinese society often demands high decorum and face-keeping, being at home represents the ultimate sanctuary to drop formalities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what is meant by / what does it mean to
Highly colloquial northern spoken alternative to 什么叫, used to pose an engaging rhetorical question.
in one's own home
Refers to being in a private, completely uninhibited domestic space.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Are you at your own place or at your parents'?”
“Who would give their home up to someone else?”
“Can you feel at ease in someone else's house?”
“as their own home.”
“[A-Hua] So, there must be someone who can prove your whereabouts.”
“I treat this place as my own home.”