Chinese Word: 拿腔拿调 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

to speak with an affected tone of voice (idiom)

1		bú bì 不必 nà yàng 那样 gēn 跟 wǒ 我 ná qiāng ná diào 拿腔拿调 de 的。 wǒ men 我们 lái 来 wǎn 晚 le 了， kě bú shì 可不是 wǒ men 我们 de 的 cuò 错。 There is no need to take that tone with me-it is not my fault we are late.
2		“ yǎn xì 演戏 shì 是 hěn róng yì 很容易 de 的， ” tā yòng 他用 wǔ tái 舞台 shàng 上 niàn 念 dào bái 道白 de 的 kǒu qì 口气 ná qiāng ná diào 拿腔拿调 de 地 duì 对 mò gēn 莫根 tài tai 太太 shuō 说， “ wǒ 我 yì diǎn 一点 yě 也 bù 不 wèi 为 guān zhòng 观众 cāo xīn 操心， nǐ 你 yào 要 zhī dào 知道， nán 难 de 的 shì 是 bǎ wò 把握 jué sè 角色 de 的 qì zhì 气质。 ” "It is so easy, " he said to Mrs. Morgan, in the usual affected stage voice. "An audience would be the last thing to trouble me. It's the spirit of the part, you know, that is difficult.

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