就您的宝贝女儿那个犟脾气
“With your precious daughter's stubborn personality,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
您也好好想想
“Think about it carefully.”
就您的 宝贝 女儿 那个 犟脾气
“With your precious daughter's stubborn personality,”
“if I hadn't suddenly pulled something like this,”
“You know how impossible she is; ordinary methods would never have worked on her.”
Invoking a parent's deep knowledge of their child's flaws allows the speaker to build common ground before defending an unconventional action.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
precious/darling daughter
Often used when addressing a parent politely or playfully regarding their daughter.
stubborn streak / obstinate temper
Colloquial term for a stubborn, uncompromising personality.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mom is quite stubborn.”
“his temper was even worse than it is now. So that girl must have a pretty good personality.”
“I know she could be stubborn.”
“has been stubborn since she was little.”