但是从我上班开始 我就已经是一个男人了
“But ever since I started working, I've become my own man.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
只听妈妈话的乖宝宝
“who always listened to my mom.”
但是从我上班开始 我就 已经是一个男人了
“But ever since I started working, I've become my own man.”
我从来不觉得我的工作
“I've never thought my job”
“Stop treating me like a child; I earn my own living and make my own decisions.”
In contemporary Chinese culture, officially starting formal employment (上班) represents the definitive boundary between childhood dependence and being considered a responsible adult (真正的男人).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
starting from...
Used to mark a specific turning point in time or a definitive stage of life.
to go to work / to enter the workforce
Commonly used in Chinese society as a major benchmark symbolizing true financial independence and adulthood.
Emphasizes the completion of transition into a new state of manhood.
