什么事你都别往坏处想
“Don't think the worst about everything.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这还能好好活着吗
“Tell me, can he even live properly like this?”
什么事 你 都 别往坏处想
“Don't think the worst about everything.”
妈
“Mom, Dad's awake.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese domestic culture, younger generations or partners often moderate family members' catastrophic thinking using pragmatic, stoic encouragement.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to assume the worst / think negatively
Frequently combined with 别 or 不要 to encourage someone to stay positive.
everything / in all matters
An emphatic construction using an interrogative pronoun followed by 都 to express 'no matter what'.