出去八个小时 喝了一斤酒 你给我套回来五个字
“After eight hours and all that liquor, and that's all you got?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
费明德
“Fei Mingde!”
出去 八个小时 喝了 一斤酒 你给我 套回来 五个字
“After eight hours and all that liquor, and that's all you got?”
那你还想要什么消息啊
“What more do you want to hear?”
“You got completely drunk, wasted the entire day, and brought back practically nothing useful!”
In Chinese social practice, drinking is frequently used as a strategic tool to build trust and extract information, but getting drunk without results invites domestic scorn.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to pry out; to coax out (information) and bring back
Used when information is gathered subtly or indirectly through socializing and drinks.
drank a whole catty (approx. 500g) of alcohol
Used to denote drinking an excessive and irresponsible amount of Chinese liquor.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I hadn't even finished half of it before getting drunk.”
“Take it easy. You've had a lot.”
“but once he's drunk, all he talks about is you.”
“Look at how much wine is wasted.”
“They drank so much. What can they do today?”
“why did you drink so much today?”