那墨水那是往脸上抹的吗
“Is ink meant for your faces?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
再见再见
“Bye.”
那墨水 那是 往脸上抹 的 吗
“Is ink meant for your faces?”
“Stop smearing ink all over your face, you know better than that.”
Chinese teachers and elders frequently use rhetorical questions rather than direct commands to make children reflect on minor misbehavior.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to smear/apply onto...
A useful directional structure to describe putting liquid, cream, or paste onto a surface or body part.
is that meant for...?
A common rhetorical pattern used to scold someone who is misusing an object.
Converts the statement into a rhetorical question to highlight the absurdity of the action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Didn't he just study abroad for a few years? [General Manager's Office]”
“there is a problem with this ink?”
“But I don't know how to make ink. You know that.”
“Does your family make ink too?”
“I think it's the same for tea and ink.”
“Then what kind of ink is considered to have taken shape?”