我准备吃来着 结果一吃 还吃了个曲别针
“I was about to eat, but ended up biting into a paperclip.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Then I went back to get my card. After I finally bought my meal,”
我准备 吃来着 结果 一吃 还吃了个曲别针
“I was about to eat, but ended up biting into a paperclip.”
你说我倒不倒霉吧
“Tell me I'm not unlucky.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Sharing ridiculous bad luck over cafeteria food is a common bonding ritual among Chinese peers to build rapport and blow off steam.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
was just planning/about to do something
A colloquial northern construction used to state a past intention that was interrupted or altered.
paperclip
Everyday noun commonly used in mainland China for standard paperclips.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Excuse me. You need an anti-nausea shot.”
“Well? Want some more?”
“How come you have this dish? I want some too!”
“She thought it worked great at first, so she got Tang Sile to take it too.”
“Let me be the guinea pig. I c-can't eat it, not even a bite.”
“But we've only just started eating. You haven't finished yet.”