你妹妹也不至于 这么叛逆
“she wouldn't have been”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你但凡是 对李尖尖这点心思 用一半在你妹妹身上
“If you ever treated your younger sister like you treat Li Jianjian even half,”
你妹 妹 也不 至于 这么 叛逆
“she wouldn't have been”
这么不听话
“so rebellious.”
“Her rebellion is your fault because you never give her the affection she deserves.”
Traditional Chinese culture places strong moral obligations on elder siblings to guide, care for, and set an example for younger siblings.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
would not go so far as to / wouldn't end up
Used in hypothetical counterfactual contexts to state that an undesirable outcome could have been avoided.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He treats his sister so well.”
“You're so badly behaved, there's no way the higher-ups will spare you.”
“I didn't kidnap your sister and your son.”
“The higher-ups think I'm rebellious. That's just for show.”
“Too bad she's so stubborn.”
“Wait. Let her play with it. This is mine.”