你说他俩在台上整那一出
“They made a scene on stage,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
对对对
“Right, right.”
你说 他俩 在 台 上 整那一出
“They made a scene on stage,”
“and I got dragged into trouble for that later.”
“Can you believe what an embarrassing mess those two made up there?”
Publicly causing drama or making a scene violates conventional social expectations of harmony and restraint in Chinese culture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to pull that kind of stunt; to make such a dramatic scene
A colorful colloquialism, often northern, used disparagingly when someone causes unnecessary drama or spectacle.
you tell me; can you believe it
A spoken discourse marker used to initiate a topic and invite empathetic agreement or shared gossip.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You are putting on an act for them.”
“that they are talking about the same person?”
“Now they're both on the stage.”
“You know, they perform in a small theater.”
“You and your wife staged a whole act,”