Tulee Posted July 8, 2012 at 12:35 PM Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 at 12:35 PM Hi. I saw a women saying this when she was looking at these worms at the market. Could anyone explain what it means ? 哎呀,怎么长成这样呀 Thanks for your time, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted July 8, 2012 at 01:03 PM Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 at 01:03 PM What worms? Why did she look at worms instead of veggies or fish or meat or cheap clothes? Consider - OMG, look at them (how strange / ugly they look). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted July 9, 2012 at 01:45 AM Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 at 01:45 AM 哎呀,怎么长成这样呀 I often misunderstand things I casually overhear. Could it actually have been? 哎呀,怎么长虫子呀! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbuchtel Posted July 9, 2012 at 02:12 AM Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 at 02:12 AM A more literal (and less natural) translation of her sentence would be "How did they grow to be like this?". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted July 9, 2012 at 04:23 AM Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 at 04:23 AM #4 -- Yes. That makes more sense than what I proposed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulee Posted July 9, 2012 at 09:55 AM Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 at 09:55 AM Hi. I am sure I did not mishear. @skylee She was looking at them because they are a delicacy in the South near the Vietnam border Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
陳德聰 Posted July 9, 2012 at 07:31 PM Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 at 07:31 PM In English I am just imagining a girl saying "Ew, why do they look like that!?" or "Ew, they look so X". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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