我不指望他改
“I don't expect him to change.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
改变自己的毅力与决心
“the willpower and determination to change themselves?”
我 不指望 他改
“I don't expect him to change.”
我只希望言儿能快些长大 长大了又如何
“I just hope Yan can grow up quickly. What difference will it make when he grows up?”
“I have completely given up on him, so I won't waste any more hope.”
In Chinese family dynamics, when spouses or adult relatives prove incorrigible, adults frequently transfer all their emotional investment and hope entirely onto the next generation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
do not count on; have no expectations of
Used to express that one has given up expecting someone to do something positive.