是我求他的
“I begged him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是我 求他的
“I begged him.”
你求他做的赘婿
“You begged him to be your matrilocal husband,”
“Stop blaming him for everything; this was entirely my doing and choice.”
A man marrying into the wife's family historically held low social standing, making defending his dignity a contentious family issue.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it was me who...
A classic cleft construction used to firmly take personal ownership or responsibility for an action.
begged him; pleaded with him
Indicates putting down one's pride to ask for a favor or concession.
Functions within the emphatic shi...de pattern to emphasize that the speaker was the active agent.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I must find him.”
“I'll find him and get to the bottom of it.”
“Even if he were, I wouldn't ask him.”
“I'll give him everything.”
“Why are you looking for him?”
“I didn't ask him to do that. He did it on his own.”