到现在都不知道 自己阿爷长什么样
“yet still doesn't know what his father looked like.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他的孩子也八岁了
“his child reaches eight,”
到现在 都不知道 自己 阿爷 长什么样
“yet still doesn't know what his father looked like.”
周师弟年纪最小
“Junior Zhou was the youngest.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
'阿爷' (ā yé) was widely used in ancient and medieval China (such as during the Tang and Song dynasties) to mean 'father', distinct from modern usage where 'yeye' means paternal grandfather.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
up until now / even now
Commonly used to emphasize an ongoing state or unresolved situation persisting to the present moment.
what someone looks like
A natural, everyday spoken pattern used to ask or talk about someone's physical appearance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Ms. Qin, where is my father? What exactly happened?”
“His father died young.”
“only pains me even more.”
“What exactly happened to my father? Please tell me.”
“You are Father's favorite.”
“Now that I'm married, you've actually remembered me.”