你别告诉我 你不知道儿子有病
“Don't tell me you're not aware of his illness.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“we should make his health our priority.”
你别告诉我 你不知道 儿子有病
“Don't tell me you're not aware of his illness.”
妈
“Mom.”
“Stop playing dumb—there is no excuse for you not knowing about your own child's condition.”
Chinese parental culture places immense moral duty on both parents, and failing to notice a child's suffering attracts severe ethical condemnation within the family.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
don't tell me; you can't possibly mean
Used to express incredulity, preemptively blocking an obvious excuse.
to consider the interests of; to keep someone in mind
A common structure to urge someone to prioritize another person's well-being.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't tell me that you know nothing about Ling Xiao's disease.”
“If you didn't tell anyone you're sick, who'd have thought you are?”
“Nonsense. I didn't know anything.”
“just pretend you don't know about my difficulties.”
“Don't think I don't know what you're thinking.”
“Don't you know your daughter's sick?”
“Let me tell you, don't think I don't see through you.”