我们什么时候说费霆没有本事了
“When did we ever say he didn't?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Look at this girl. She doesn't know how to talk.”
我们 什么时候说 费霆 没有本事 了
“When did we ever say he didn't?”
我们那不是对他有要求 那不是为了以后你们俩好吗
“We just had expectations. That was for your own good.”
“Stop putting words in our mouths; we only have high standards for him.”
Chinese parents often critically evaluate a suitor's career and competence, framing their harsh standards as benevolent concern for their child's future.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
when; (rhetorically) at no point
Often used in rhetorical questions to strongly deny that something ever occurred.
incompetent; lacking capability
A blunt colloquial assessment of someone's social or professional inadequacy.
Emphasizes the completion or realization of the alleged action in a defensive rhetorical query.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I told you all along Fei Ting had the ability. You didn't believe me.”
“Fei Ting, you don't even have a job yet. How could you spend money like this?”
“How could Fei Ting say something like that? I'll talk to him.”
“You're making things hard for Fei Ting. You're doing all these”
“can you accept the real Fei Ting?”
“Fei Ting already found a job.”