Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 醉翁之意不在酒 zùi wēng zhī yì bú zài jiǔ

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醉翁之意不在酒

(zùi wēng zhī yì bú zài jiǔ)
To have ulterior motives

 

A: Why does Mary want to join the research project in the village?

玛丽为什么愿意下乡调研啊？

（mǎ lì wèi shén me yuàn yì xià xiāng diào yán ɑ？)
 

B: You don't know?

你真不知道？

(nǐ zhēn bù zhī dào ？)
 

A: She can't stand hardship in suburban areas, right?

她不是受不了农村的艰苦嘛。

(tā bú shì shòu bù liǎo nóng cūn de jiān kǔ ma)
 

B: She has ulterior motives. She doesn't want to stay behind when you leave.

醉翁之意不在酒。你去了她能不想去吗？

(zùi wēng zhī yì bú zài jiǔ.  nǐ qù le tā néng bù xiǎng qù mɑ？)
 

A: What are you talking about?

瞎说什么呢？

(xiā shuō shén mè ne?)