生病就生病吧
“a talkative”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你这老头
“You are really”
生病 就 生病 吧
“a talkative”
话还变多了
“and sick old man.”
“I can handle you being sick, but must you talk my ear off too?”
Among long-term Chinese couples or close family, deep care is often disguised as mock exasperation and teasing rather than open expressions of sympathy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if you're sick, so be it
The pattern 'X 就 X 吧' conveys a sense of reluctant acceptance or granting of a premise before introducing another point.
Softens the acceptance of a less-than-ideal situation, conveying reluctant concession.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If you are sick, we can just get it treated.”
“Are you crazy? Why are you wearing my jacket?”
“Are you insane? He's dancing. Why would I throw him?”
“Are you crazy?”