老天爷
“Oh, Jesus!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们一起去查案
“investigate the case together.”
老天爷
“Oh, Jesus!”
对不起
“I'm sorry.”
“Give me a break, anything but working with you on this!”
'Lao Tian Ye' personifies Heaven/fate in traditional Chinese culture; invoking it colloquially serves as a dramatic release of exasperation similar to 'Good Lord'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Good heavens! / Oh my god!
A very common colloquial interjection used to voice sudden despair, overwhelm, or utter shock.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“by Heaven.”
“God won't let you die.”
“The heavens gave you a gift.”
“The weather's more temperamental. They can turn on you anytime.”
“We weren't meant to be together.”
“Heaven wants me to pay for life too.”