你这长江一别 怎么成个伙夫了
“Since we parted at the Yangtze River, how did you end up as a cook?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“As for me, I was born to hold a pistol.”
你这长江一别 怎么 成个 伙夫 了
“Since we parted at the Yangtze River, how did you end up as a cook?”
一言难尽
“It's a long story.”
“What on earth happened to you? You used to be somebody, and now you're just chopping vegetables.”
Close peers often employ frank or mockingly blunt remarks when observing each other's misfortune, serving both as banter and an opening to share grievances.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ever since parting; since we separated
A semi-literary construction used before expressing how much time has passed or what has changed since parting.
army cook; mess cook
A historical colloquial term referring to low-ranking military kitchen staff.
Marks the completed change of status or role into that of a cook.
