在开着别的小店 在那儿度日如年呢
“running a shop somewhere, spending his days in misery.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这父子关系搞不好的人多了去了 肯定还有别的老头
“There are plenty of people with bad father-son relationships. There's another old man”
在开着别的小店 在那儿 度日如年 呢
“running a shop somewhere, spending his days in misery.”
我也瞎操心
“I shouldn't have worried.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, bringing up others who are in equally or more dire straits is a conventional way to provide emotional relief and normalize suffering.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
days drag on like years; to have a miserable time
A common idiom used hyperbolically to emphasize how painfully slow and difficult a period of time feels.
Highlights the ongoing, vivid nature of the state while engaging the listener.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We have shops to run, and we can't stand it anymore.”
“We've had several new stores open recently. It's a good chance for you all to get to know each other.”
“Many people have been running their business there.”
“Your shop was poorly managed. It was doomed for closure.”
“I've been running this shop for years.”
“the store's opening is worth celebrating.”