家里 总得有个顶梁柱吧
“we need a protector in the family.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
息灾
“Xizai,”
家里 总得 有个 顶梁柱 吧
“we need a protector in the family.”
- 哥 我不吃 - 吃下去
“- Take it! - Wuhuo! No!”
“I need to stay strong and take this burden so you can be safe.”
In traditional Chinese family ethics, the eldest sibling or primary provider carries a heavy moral obligation to sacrifice personal comfort for the survival and well-being of the unit.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
pillar of the family; main breadwinner or backbone
Used metaphorically to describe the key person upon whom an entire household, team, or organization relies.
must at least; have to anyway
Use this adverb to indicate an unavoidable necessity or baseline requirement.
Softens the assertion while inviting tacit agreement from the listener.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He can be the pillar of the family”
“I should have been the one to support the family.”
“Zhu is not worthy of you?”
“holding this family together.”
“Now the whole family depends on me.”
“the more you need to step up and hold things together.”