一提这事就心烦
“Don't even mention it. It's giving me a headache.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你票订好了吗
“Have you booked your ticket?”
一提这事就 心烦
“Don't even mention it. It's giving me a headache.”
“My family insists I bring a boyfriend home.”
“Do not remind me, the holiday trip comes with intense parental pressure.”
Young adults in China face heavy parental pressure during holidays like the Lunar New Year to return home with a romantic partner.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
get annoyed as soon as ... is mentioned
Use this pattern to vent exasperation about an unpleasant or recurring topic.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I get angry just mentioning this.”
“also upsets me.”
“What is there to be vexed about?”
“has been having endless trouble lately.”
“I just don't want to upset them over something like this.”
“Someone might be unhappy.”