不能喝就别喝
“Don't drink if you can't handle it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
来
“Come on.”
不能 喝 就别 喝
“Don't drink if you can't handle it.”
要不这样
“How about this?”
“Don't force yourself just for the sake of manners; you really don't have to drink this.”
While Chinese banquet culture often pressures people to drink to show sincerity, close peers or considerate hosts step in with phrases like this to release guests from obligation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if you can't..., then don't...
A straightforward and emphatic conditional pattern used to advise someone against straining themselves.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I told you not to drink so much,”
“Drinking so much when you can't.”
“Don't let her drink too much.”
“I don't take this medicine?”
“before you decide whether to drink or not?”
“I'm not drunk. Yeah. You...”