还好没吃饭 不然我该吐了
“Good thing I haven't eaten. Or I'd be throwing up right now.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不然会活不下去呀
“Otherwise, you wouldn't survive.”
还好 没吃饭 不然 我该 吐了
“Good thing I haven't eaten. Or I'd be throwing up right now.”
咽下去
“Swallow it.”
“That was so disgustingly cheesy that it made me sick to my stomach.”
Saying something makes one want to vomit (吐) is standard conversational hyperbole among young Chinese speakers to tease others about overly sentimental or sickening behavior.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
fortunately; luckily
Used at the start of a sentence to express relief that a worse outcome was avoided.
otherwise; or else
Introduces the negative consequence that would have occurred if the previous condition had not been met.
Indicates a hypothetical completed state or change of state ('would have vomited').
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Did you skip meals?”
“I haven't eaten in days.”
“Do I look like I'm starving?”
“Have you not eaten all day?”
“I can't even feed myself.”
“we won't be at ease if it runs out of food and water.”