我刚看你发火训人那样子
“I saw you scolding people just now.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还是阿姨惦记我
“She really looks out for me.”
我刚 看你 发火训人 那 样子
“I saw you scolding people just now.”
当夏总了是不一样
“It's different now that you're Mr. Xia.”
“Look at you acting like a tough boss now!”
Among close peers or friends, lighthearted teasing about adopting executive sternness softens the perceived distance created by a promotion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
losing one's temper and lecturing subordinates
Used colloquially to describe a manager or superior chewing out underlings in the workplace.
the way (someone) looks/acts; that appearance
Appended after an observed action to evoke the vivid manner or attitude displayed by the subject.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“When you lost your temper just now, you looked so cool.”
“If you had lectured me like that just now, I would've kicked you already—”
“If I show it to you, you mustn't get angry.”
“once he vented his anger,”
“Why are you taking it out on me?”
“this guy gets angry every two to three days. Let's stop doing this.”