比教训人还 可怕多了
“was much scarier than my lecture.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可你的话
“But what you said”
比 教训 人还 可怕多了
“was much scarier than my lecture.”
笑
“You're laughing?”
“You don't need to yell to scare people; you're intimidating enough as it is!”
In close Chinese relationships, playfully exaggerating someone's negative trait or intimidating aura is a common way to build intimacy and diffuse tension.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to lecture or scold someone
Refers to reprimanding someone sternly from a position of authority.
much scarier
A comparative structure indicating a significant difference in degree.
Functions with 多 (duō) to express a high degree of contrast or change.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“than gambling himself.”
“worse than a beating.”
“You're lecturing me?”
“much content than you did.”
“How come you're scolding me instead?”
“[Orchid Chamber Fragrance] and now he's lecturing me.”