那个时候我就下定决心说 一定要有一个自己的房子
“That was when I made up my mind that I had to have a place of my own”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Weren't we struggling when we got kicked out in the middle of the night back then?”
那个 时候我就 下定决心 说 一定要 有一个 自己的房子
“That was when I made up my mind that I had to have a place of my own”
永远不会被赶出来的房子
“where nobody could ever throw me out.”
“Back then, I made up my mind that I must have a place of my own—my obsession with buying a house isn't about vanity, but about never wanting to feel that vulnerable and humiliated again.”
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
To make up one's mind; to firmly resolve to do something, expressing unwavering determination.
Frequently functions as a predicate followed by a verb phrase or clause, typically in the pattern 'xia ding jue xin' + action (to resolve to do something).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We finally have a place of our own.”
“I'm only taking back what's mine.”
“It's my house. I get to decide.”
“I actually have a spare room at my place. It's a deal.”
“Don't think owning an apartment makes you rich.”
“One day, we'll have a home of our own.”