饭也吃了 酒也喝了
“We've had food and drinks.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
脚分开
“Feet apart.”
饭也吃了 酒也喝了
“We've had food and drinks.”
单我买了
“I paid the bill.”
“We've done all the dining formalities, so let's end this and move on.”
In Chinese dining culture, stating that food and alcohol have been consumed signals that social obligations are fulfilled, usually followed immediately by fighting for or settling the bill.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
both... and...; also... as well as...
A parallel structure used to list multiple completed actions or concurrent states for rhetorical balance.
Marks completed actions in parallel clauses to emphasize that both steps of the social ritual are concluded.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“A lot. All the alcohol is finished.”
“Yes, I admit that I've drunk the liquor.”
“Now we have meat and wine, which is pretty good.”
“-Let’s drink. -We'll have our share.”
“Is dinner ready? Let's eat together. Not yet. I just got home and haven't had time to cook.”
“Dinner is ready. Come out and eat.”