还不知道你 快说 什么事
“I know you well. Tell me. What is it?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Whenever something big happens in our family, you'll just chew the coffee.”
还不知道你 快说 什么事
“I know you well. Tell me. What is it?”
什么事都没有
“Nothing happened.”
“Don't bother lying to me, I know you too well—spill it already.”
In close Chinese relationships, partners or family members take pride in deciphering physical tells, viewing secrecy between intimates as unnecessary.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
as if I didn't know you well
A highly colloquial formula used among close acquaintances to tease or dismiss someone's attempt at bluffing.
spit it out / speak up quickly
A direct imperative used among close friends or family to demand an immediate answer.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you dare say you don't know?”
“You know nothing, don't tell anyone,”
“I... I don't know what to say.”
“Do you think I can't find out if you don't tell me?”
“No one else knows. Do not tell anyone.”
“You don't know what I asked you.”
“- What did you say? - That you don't know what to say. Mmm! Blabbermouth!”
“If you have last words, say them.”