去关心这个寿命长的小崽子了
“about this long-lived little creature.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就不要费尽心思
“needn't rack our brains worrying”
去 关心 这个 寿 命长 的 小崽子 了
“about this long-lived little creature.”
“You seem pretty concerned yourself.”
“Stop wasting your sympathy on that nuisance; he doesn't need our help anyway.”
In Chinese storytelling, tough or morally gray characters frequently hide their genuine concern behind abrasive, dismissive language.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to rack one's brains; to take great pains
Commonly used when someone goes through excessive mental or emotional trouble to achieve something.
little brat; whelp
A colloquial, often derogatory or rough affectionate term referring to a young person or child.
Functions as a sentence-final particle signaling a change of state or completing the prohibitive clause initiated by '不要'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“live quite long. But I didn't expect them to live this long.”
“not to hurt that little brat again.”
“♪ Memories feel just like the songs I once sang for you ♪ They wouldn't have lived much longer anyway.”
“Ach, you'll still be breathing long after the rest of us.”
“you'd grow up so fast”
“Then you really are quite long-lived.”