那个臭小子又不会喝酒
“He can't even drink.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
好重
“This is heavy.”
那个 臭小子 又不会 喝酒
“He can't even drink.”
你不知道喔
“You don't know?”
“He can't handle alcohol at all, so why is he drinking?”
In Chinese culture, being able to drink is seen as a social skill of adulthood, and elders often scrutinize a young person's tolerance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot handle alcohol; cannot drink
Used to describe someone who either lacks the physical tolerance for alcohol or does not know how to drink socially.
can't even; not capable of
The character '又' is added before a negative modal verb to emphasize an obvious shortcoming or contradiction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“When did he start drinking?”
“That brat.”
“Do those brats”
“- Jun runs too fast. - (And a Shanghai household registration.)”
“Good for you.”
“Are those little brats all doing well?”