待在屋里看书 岂不是辜负了景色
“Staying indoors to read would be a waste of beautiful scenery.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
今日天色 如此之好
“The weather is so lovely today.”
待在 屋里看书 岂不是 辜负 了景色
“Staying indoors to read would be a waste of beautiful scenery.”
今日有空吗 有
“Do you have time today? Yes.”
“Stop being a bookworm and come hang out with me outside.”
Traditional Chinese culture places high value on attuning oneself to seasons and weather; wasting a glorious sunny day indoors is viewed as a poetic loss.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
wouldn't that be / isn't that
A rhetorical device used in semi-formal or literary speech to state an obvious conclusion persuasively.
to let down / to fail to live up to / to waste
Used poetically or in daily speech to describe squandering good weather, youthful years, or someone's kindness.