刘小枫最近很老实的 大门不出 二门不迈
“He has been very well-behaved lately. He never sets foot outside.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Don't falsely blame my son for everything.”
刘小枫最近很 老实 的 大门不出 二门不迈
“He has been very well-behaved lately. He never sets foot outside.”
天天都在家里上网 根本没出去过
“He's been surfing the internet and hasn't gone out at all.”
“My son hasn't left the house, so stop blaming him for things he didn't do.”
Chinese parents often reflexively and fiercely defend their adult children when approached by authorities or neighbors to protect the family's public standing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
never stepping foot outside; staying secluded indoors
A traditional idiom adapted into modern speech to describe a shut-in or homebody living in deep seclusion.
well-behaved; honest; staying out of trouble
Commonly used by parents or authority figures to attest to someone's harmless conduct.
Emphasizes certainty and confirms the speaker's assertion about the subject's conduct.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Did Liu Xiaofeng jump to kill himself? Seriously?”
“Liu Xiaofeng had done bad things before.”
“What's your take on the Liu Xiaofeng case?”
“I don't know if Xiaofeng knew them either.”
“Leave this matter to Bai Feng. Don't dirty your hands. I'm telling the truth.”
“If Bai Feng finds anything, let me know immediately.”