是不是孩子调皮 把你儿子给打坏了
“Did she get into trouble? Did she hurt your son?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你这是有什么事吗
“Is there something wrong?”
是不是 孩子 调皮 把你 儿子 给打 坏了
“Did she get into trouble? Did she hurt your son?”
不是 我儿子是被 坏小子给打的 被你女儿给救了
“Oh, no! My son was being bullied by some bad kids. Your daughter saved him.”
“Please don't tell me my kid got into a terrible fight with yours.”
In Chinese culture, a child's bad behavior brings immediate shame to the parents, making them quick to fear accusations of wrongdoing from other parents.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
is it that / could it be that
A tag/question opener used to confirm a suspicion or anticipated fact.
beat up badly / physically injured through beating
A colloquial resultative verb compound describing injuring someone via physical violence.
Marks the completion and realized state of the potential injury caused by the child.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“[mother] This is all your fault. The police are the reason my son's in here.”
“What happened? [1995] Just look at what you've done to my son! Apologize!”
“Be careful you don't lose the son!”
“Who can bully your son?”
“My youngest son has always been naughty.”
“Her husband abuses the child.”