这外甥挺好 好有什么用啊
“he's a good kid. So what if he is?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
婉之说了
“Wanzhi said”
这外甥 挺好 好有什么用 啊
“he's a good kid. So what if he is?”
他们那么小 就把婉之抛弃了 在大山里的穷亲戚
“They abandoned her when she was little! None of those poor relatives”
“Good intentions won't solve our problems or pay the bills.”
In high-stress family dynamics, economic capacity often supersedes personal kindness when assessing the worth of distant relatives.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what is the use? / what good does it do?
A rhetorical phrase used to invalidate an argument by emphasizing its practical irrelevance.
Enhances the rhetorical force and exasperation of the question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“my nephew will be somebody.”
“Didn't you say your nephew was doing quite well?”
“Your niece is my niece. No need to worry.”
“Your niece must take after you.”
“Did your nephew scold you? More than scolding.”
“And what about that niece of yours?”