Slang Name:I Tell You, You Don't Believe, Now See
Chinese:我告诉你,你不信,现在看吧
Type:Lost in Translation / Chinglish Slang
English:
A typical Chinglish literal translation phrase derived from daily Chinese spoken language, used to express a tone of complaint, helplessness and triumph when the predicted result finally comes true, blaming the listener for not taking previous advice.
中文:
源自中文日常口语的经典中式英语直译短语,用于在预判的结果最终成真时,表达埋怨、无奈又得意的语气,指责听者当初没有听从自己的劝告。
This phrase is a word-for-word literal translation of the highly frequently used daily Chinese oral expression "我告诉你,你不信,现在看吧". It completely retains the colloquial word order and logical expression of Chinese, ignores the standard English syntactic structure, and is formed by direct translation of oral Chinese, which has become a common representative of daily conversational Chinglish.
该短语是中文日常高频口语「我告诉你,你不信,现在看吧」的逐字直译,完全保留了中文口语的语序和表达逻辑,忽略英文标准句法结构,由中文口语直接翻译而成,成为日常对话类中式英语的常见代表。
📌 Example 1
A: "It will rain today, take an umbrella!" B: "No way, the sky is clear." A: "I tell you, you don't believe, now see!"
A:"今天会下雨,带把伞!" B:"不可能,天空晴空万里。" A:"我告诉你,你不信,现在看吧!"
📌 Example 2
A: "Don't eat too much cold food, you will get a stomachache!" B: "I won't." A: "I tell you, you don't believe, now see!"
A:"别吃太多凉的,会肚子疼!" B:"我才不会。" A:"我告诉你,你不信,现在看吧!"
📌 Example 3
A: "The store will close early today!" B: "Impossible." A: "I tell you, you don't believe, now see!"
A:"这家店今天会提前关门!" B:"不可能。" A:"我告诉你,你不信,现在看吧!"
📌 Example 4
A: "Don't run on the wet floor, you will fall!" B: "Nothing will happen." A: "I tell you, you don't believe, now see!"
A:"别在湿地板上跑,会摔倒的!" B:"不会有事的。" A:"我告诉你,你不信,现在看吧!"
📌 Example 5
A: "This battery will die soon!" B: "It still has power." A: "I tell you, you don't believe, now see!"
A:"这块电池马上就没电了!" B:"还有电呢。" A:"我告诉你,你不信,现在看吧!"
📌 Example 6
A: "Don't stay up late, you will be sleepy tomorrow!" B: "I won't." A: "I tell you, you don't believe, now see!"
A:"别熬夜,明天会困的!" B:"我才不会。" A:"我告诉你,你不信,现在看吧!"
📌 Example 7
A: "The game will be cancelled today!" B: "No way." A: "I tell you, you don't believe, now see!"
A:"今天的比赛会取消!" B:"不可能。" A:"我告诉你,你不信,现在看吧!"
📌 Example 8
A: "Don't touch the hot water, you will get burned!" B: "I won't." A: "I tell you, you don't believe, now see!"
A:"别碰热水,会烫伤的!" B:"我才不会。" A:"我告诉你,你不信,现在看吧!"
📌 Example 9
A: "The bus will be late today!" B: "Impossible." A: "I tell you, you don't believe, now see!"
A:"今天公交车会晚点!" B:"不可能。" A:"我告诉你,你不信,现在看吧!"
📌 Example 10
A: "Don't eat too much, you will feel uncomfortable!" B: "I won't." A: "I tell you, you don't believe, now see!"
A:"别吃太多,会不舒服的!" B:"我才不会。" A:"我告诉你,你不信,现在看吧!"
📌 Example 11
A: "The phone will run out of power soon!" B: "No way." A: "I tell you, you don't believe, now see!"
A:"手机马上就没电了!" B:"不可能。" A:"我告诉你,你不信,现在看吧!"
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