上次没听你说起孩子的事啊
“You didn't mention anything about your kid last time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“No, I could also come to check on Huifen.”
上次 没 听 你说 起孩子 的 事啊
“You didn't mention anything about your kid last time.”
啥时候有的呀
“When?”
“Wait, since when did you have a kid? Why didn't you tell me earlier?”
Referring to an older peer's wife as '嫂子' shows warmth and kinship-like respect among male friends and colleagues.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to mention / to bring up in conversation
Useful for referencing topics previously discussed or omitted during past meetings.
the matter concerning the child
Adding '的事' after a noun turns it into a broad situational topic.
Adds an informal, conversational tone expressing mild astonishment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You've never mentioned it before.”
“Why didn't you mention this before?”
“Why didn't you tell me about it before?”