左龙的事还不长记性
“The Zuo Long case taught you nothing?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
左龙的事 还不 长记性
“The Zuo Long case taught you nothing?”
以后有话呀
“Keep it civil. Talk it out.”
“Haven't you suffered enough from what happened before? Stop repeating your mistakes.”
In close Chinese interpersonal dynamics, sharp rebukes reminding someone of past mistakes often function as protective concern rather than pure hostility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to learn a lesson; to learn from experience
Commonly used in negative or rhetorical questions (e.g., 不长记性) to criticize someone for repeating mistakes.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Isn't it strange about Zuo Long?”
“That definitely doesn't sit well with Zuo Long.”
“Zhu, he means Zuo Long isn't scared of the law behind you.”
“I was busy with the case of Zuo Long's disappearance,”
“Zuo Long and Ma Zhongwu based on what Meng Guangcai gave us.”
“You've been transferred to the county, and you're still handling that case?”