婚姻这件事上你爸爸是过来人
“Dad knows what marriage is like.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不是爸爸说你
“I'm not lecturing you.”
婚姻这件事上你爸爸是 过来人
“Dad knows what marriage is like.”
找男朋友这件事儿
“You should listen to me”
“Listen to me and take my advice seriously because I know better than you.”
In Chinese culture, senior family members frequently cite their lived experience to legitimize their involvement and advice in their adult children's romantic decisions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a person with firsthand experience; someone who has been through it
Used to describe someone who speaks with authority gained from lived personal experiences in a specific domain.
in this matter; regarding this issue
A common structure to set the topic or scope before offering an opinion or advice.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Your dad's new wife is just his new wife. She has nothing to do with you.”
“marriage seems like such a joke.”
“I guess you have something important to say.”
“If your dad finds out your new boyfriend's gone, how are you going to explain it to him?”
“What kind of father are you?”
“is your father.”