他是微微的爸爸 你给微微点面子行吗 妈
“He's Weiwei's father. Can you save face for Weiwei, Mom?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“- Run? - Don't make a scene. Go! Leave! Mom. Stop right there!”
他是微微的爸爸 你给微微点 面子 行吗 妈
“He's Weiwei's father. Can you save face for Weiwei, Mom?”
你给我站住 你走啊你 你走 妈 妈
“Stop! Go! Just go! Mom. Mom.”
“Stop making a scene and humiliate him; think about how this affects the child.”
Invoking a child's face (面子) is a powerful social strategy in Chinese families to persuade quarreling elders to stop a scene and maintain relational dignity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to give face to someone; to show respect to someone
Essential idiom used when asking someone to refrain from causing public embarrassment or showing disrespect.
is that okay?; can you please?
A tag question used at the end of a sentence to soften a plea or request.
Turns the statement into a softened rhetorical question, expressing a desperate plea.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What kind of father are you?”
“Lately, I've been pretty busy too. Not much time spent with you.”
“Thank you, Dad. You're welcome.”
“You sure know how to make me happy.”
“I owe Xu Meng and her dad the truth.”
“Dad! Don't call me that!”