小林老师晒书可真会挑时间啊
“Ms. Lin, you really picked a great time to put your books out in the sun.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Oh no. The weather forecast today said there'd be thunderstorms!”
小林老师晒书 可真会挑时间 啊
“Ms. Lin, you really picked a great time to put your books out in the sun.”
“I put them out the day before yesterday and forgot to bring them in.”
“Your timing couldn't possibly be worse—it's about to pour on your books!”
Drying books in sunlight is an age-old Chinese tradition to prevent dampness and booklice, though modern city dwellers also do it on sunny balconies.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
really picked a great time (ironic)
Frequently used ironically in spoken Chinese to tease someone whose timing is terribly unfortunate.
to air out books in the sun
A traditional practice in China to dry paper, prevent mold, and preserve older books.
Enhances the exclamation and underlines the ironic, playful sentiment of the remark.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How practical of you, Ms. Lin.”
“♪ Rain falls around ♪ Ms. Lin's got big ambitions. Then I'll look forward to it. ♪ In your arms ♪”
“Ms. Lin, you've made huge strides in education lately.”
“Good job, Ms. Lin.”
“Ms. Lin, Boss has changed so much.”
“You don't even know any of these,”