没想到你小子在郑老二那儿 还算个香饽饽
“I didn't expect you to be so important to Zheng the Second.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
让你多嘴了 是 是 是 小的不该乱说话
“You talk too much. Yes. I shouldn't have spoken out of turn.”
没想到 你小子 在郑老二那儿 还算个 香饽饽
“I didn't expect you to be so important to Zheng the Second.”
这次算你命大 下次再落我手里 可就没这么好运了
“You're lucky to have survived this time. If you fall into my hands again, things won't end this well for you.”
“You got lucky this time only because Zheng values you, not because you're anything special.”
Refers to delicious hot steamed buns, culturally used as a colorful metaphor for someone who is suddenly valued and sought-after.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
who would have thought / unexpected
Used at the start of a sentence to introduce a surprising fact or outcome.
you brat / you rascal
Informal and condescending term of address used toward a younger male.
a hot commodity / someone or something in high demand
Figurative idiom derived from hot pastries, referring to people or things favored and contested by others.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't let down Elder Zheng's”
“Zheng the Second! What are you doing?”
“See? Zheng is stubborn as a mule.”
“Thank you for such kindness, Second Young Master Zheng. We need to get in to deal with”
“Then why are you putting on this show of treason, Elder Zheng?”
“Fine, Zheng. I'll take tea in place of wine”