把它运到家里来 他想干嘛呀 要不
“What is he trying to do bringing it home? How about we”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Hasn't my third brother always been in charge of transportation?”
把它运 到家里来 他 想干嘛 呀 要不
“What is he trying to do bringing it home? How about we”
找三公子再问问 不用 把他关起来
“go ask the Third Young Master about it? Don't bother. Just lock him up”
“He's up to something dangerous bringing that here; we can't let him get away with this.”
In wealthy traditional households, sons often manage different commercial or logistic affairs, making internal secrecy a source of deep familial paranoia.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what is (someone) trying to do? / what's the angle?
Colloquial and often carries an annoyed, suspicious, or confrontational nuance.
how about / or else / what if
Used at the start of a clause to introduce a tentative suggestion or alternative course of action.
Softens the rhetorical question while conveying bewilderment and slight exasperation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“why didn't you just take it away from home and throw it away?”
“Leaving the family to him, he will take good care of it.”
“During this time, move back to my place.”
“Return it first thing tomorrow morning. Keeping this here”
“Look. Move back in with us”
“Look. Move back in with us”