我恨不得往里面掺点沙子
“how I wish I could mix some sand in them.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这么好吃的点心给她吃
“letting her eat such delicious pastries,”
我 恨不得 往里面掺点沙子
“how I wish I could mix some sand in them.”
妈
“Mom.”
“She does not deserve anything good from me, and feeding her disgusts me.”
Food preparation in Chinese culture is closely linked to affection; tainting food in rhetoric represents the ultimate gesture of contempt and lack of respect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
dying to / itching to / wishing one could
Use this structure to express an intense, often exaggerated urge to do something impossible or extreme.
mix in some sand
Used metaphorically or hyperbolically to describe deliberately ruining or spoiling something out of malice.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's all sand. It broke my teeth.”
“Scoot over. You're pushing me off.”
“won't tolerate any misconduct.”
“into the mud?”
“I was afraid you'd be buried by the sand.”
“bury your head in the sand and cool yourself.”