能干点啥就干点啥呗
“Whatever I can do.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不 你回家干啥呀
“Come on. What are you going home for?”
能干点啥 就 干点啥呗
“Whatever I can do.”
你真决定了
“Have you really made up your mind?”
“I do not know yet, I will figure it out as I go.”
Reflects the common dilemma faced by Chinese youths leaving mega-cities to return home, adopting a pragmatic, go-with-the-flow attitude.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
do whatever one can do; take whatever comes
A colloquial northern construction indicating flexibility, helplessness, or an adaptable attitude toward uncertain circumstances.
Softens the assertion, implying obviousness or passive acceptance of the situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“doing whatever he wanted.”
“Can't you do anything right? Anything at all?”
“What could I possibly want?”
“Nowadays, overtime is required.”
“who can do whatever you want to do.”
“You can do whatever you want.”