合着跟我绕半天就为了喝酒是吧
“So all that talk was just an excuse to drink?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
家里没酒了 申请个酒票
“We're out of liquor at home. Apply for a liquor coupon.”
合着 跟我 绕半天 就为了 喝酒 是吧
“So all that talk was just an excuse to drink?”
“No, no! You know”
“Don't play games with me; I see right through your little scheme.”
In traditional and planned-economy Chinese households, wives frequently managed household funds and rationing coupons, obliging husbands to humorously negotiate for personal indulgences like alcohol and cigarettes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
so it turns out / all along
A quintessential colloquial filler used when suddenly realizing someone's hidden motive or the reality of a situation.
beat around the bush for a long time
Used to criticize someone for speaking circuitously instead of getting directly to the point.
Transforms the rhetorical accusation into a semi-confident confirmation seeking concession.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why did even you have to drink?”
“why did you drink so much today?”
“Isn't it normal to have a scratch or something?”
“No wonder you didn't let me drink.”
“I usually don't drink at all. I'm used to it.”
“You seemed so happy while drinking.”