Short Scene 9: My Beautiful Teacher

[StChris]

Short Scene 9: My Beautiful Teacher

 

我们无处安放的青春,

 

Ep. 1, 00:05-00:41

 

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTA2MDI4NTM2.html

 

This is a short scene where a student reminisces about the crush he had on his teacher. It has a literary flavour to it, with lots of quite flowery descriptive language, which might come in handy when you meet the girl of your dreams.

场景        chang3jing3        setting, scene
步伐        bu4fa2            step
没有丝毫的    si1hao2        not to have the slightest amount of (丝毫 means slightest degree/amount and usually used in the negative)
偏差        pian1cha1       fault
神态        shen2tai4        bearing, appearance
带有        dai4you3        to have, possess
馥郁        fu4yu4            sweetly scented
芬芳        fen1fang1        fragrance
决绝        jue2jue2        resolute, determined
果断        guo3duan4        decisive
读不懂        du2bu4dong4        unable to read (someone)  - cool, I didn't know you could use "read" this way in Chinese too.
 

[Tianjin42]

Useful as ever.

I agree that it is good to know 读不懂 can be used in that manner but as well as reading someone, can it be said of a situation? For example - "I just can't read the situation".

[StChris]

Hi Tianjin

 

My teacher told me that you can't use it for a situation, only for people.

[gato]

For situations, you can use 看不懂.