闹得满城风雨
“are the talk of the entire city.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
现在昭昭跟姓慕那小子
“Right now, Zhao and that Mu boy”
闹得满城风雨
“are the talk of the entire city.”
你这时候提亲吧
“If he proposes at this moment,”
“Everyone is gossiping about them; doing this now will cause a huge scene.”
Marriage proposals in traditional Chinese society require impeccable public standing; proceeding amid public controversy risks immense loss of face for both families.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a big scandal; the talk of the town
A common idiom meaning an issue has become public gossip and caused a great sensation across the whole city.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and stirred the entire city into chaos.”
“has been spreading like wildfire.”
“there'll be gossip everywhere tomorrow.”
“But the rumor is all over the place today.”