刘老师还有心思吃橙子呢
“With the new book pulled, you still have the mood for oranges?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
新书下架
“With the new book pulled, you still have the mood for oranges?”
刘老师 还有心思 吃橙子 呢
“With the new book pulled, you still have the mood for oranges?”
出版社加印
“With the extra copies, the publisher is robbing us blind.”
“Your career is on the line, how can you casually sit there eating fruit?”
Pointing out someone's petty leisure activity (like eating fruit) during a collective or personal crisis is a common Chinese rhetorical strategy to shame their lack of urgency.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
still have the mood / mindset to do something
Frequently used rhetorically to criticize someone for indulging in leisure while facing serious trouble.
Accentuates the unexpectedness and sharpens the ironic, judgmental tone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But what about Chengzi? She has to go to school.”
“You can move back after Chengzi takes the college entrance examination.”
“You're too kind, Mr. Liu. I should thank you for assisting our investigation.”
“Is Chengzi really OK? She's OK. Don't worry.”
“Miss Tang, thank you for the food and the drink.”
“Chengzi won't cause you any trouble.”