撒谎前一定要打草稿
“If you're going to lie, prepare your script first.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还好有惊无险 真的吓死我了 这个故事告诉我们
“Thank goodness we got through that. You scared me to death. There's a lesson here.”
撒谎 前 一定要 打草稿
“If you're going to lie, prepare your script first.”
是当初为了求一刻的安宁
“I only lied to my dad about having a boyfriend”
“If we ever have to fake our way through a situation again, we'd better get our story straight beforehand.”
Chinese speakers often decompress after high-stress blunders by drawing mock-philosophical lessons ('这个故事告诉我们...') to turn lingering panic into shared laughter.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to make a rough draft / to think through before speaking
Literally drafting text, but frequently used colloquially in phrases like '说话不打草稿' to describe talking without thinking or lying off the cuff.
to tell a lie
The standard colloquial verb for telling untruths, suitable for informal everyday conversation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Lying is not good.”
“You lied first.”
“in court like this?”
“Why did you lie?”
“cheating and lying are absolutely unacceptable.”
“and lying. Those are very serious accusations.”