就只能离婚 各过各的
“I'll have no choice but to get divorced and live on my own.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But if I want to live better for the rest of my life,”
就只能 离婚 各过各的
“I'll have no choice but to get divorced and live on my own.”
“If you were still small, I wouldn't get divorced for your sake.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
While older generations often stayed in unhappy marriages for children's sake, modern parents increasingly prioritize personal well-being once children are grown.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
can only; have no choice but to
Used to convey that a specific course of action is the only viable recourse left.
live separate lives; go one's own separate ways
An idiomatic pattern indicating that parties will mind their own business and live independently from each other.
Functions nominally at the end of a verb phrase to denote a persistent state or lifestyle manner.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Since we can't get divorced right now, we'll talk about it after the children are born.”
“You're getting divorced,”
“Your life must not be easy. I can divorce her,”
“There's no need to make divorce just as hard.”
“I couldn't act on impulse and ask my wife for a divorce.”
“Divorce will happen if it's meant to.”