我怎么没见你 对你妹妹出头过呢
“Why have I never seen you speak for your younger sister like this?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我知道我做什么都不对 你恨不得让我 离你远远的
“I know nothing I do is right. You just want me to stay away from you as far as possible.”
我 怎么没见你 对 你妹 妹 出头 过呢
“Why have I never seen you speak for your younger sister like this?”
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,”
“You fiercely defend an outsider, yet you never lift a finger to protect your own flesh and blood.”
In traditional Chinese family ethics, biological kin are expected to receive unconditional solidarity, making any perceived favoritism toward non-relatives a serious moral transgression.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how come (I) have never seen; why haven't I noticed
A common rhetorical pattern used to point out a glaring absence or hypocrisy in someone's past behavior.
to stand up for; to step forward to defend someone
Use this spoken idiom when describing someone acting as a champion or protector on behalf of another person.
Softens the rhetorical question while adding a lingering, pointed interrogative tone that emphasizes the perceived contradiction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“how come you haven't called your mom?”
“You didn't know that”
“I haven't seen you with Miss He lately.”
“you didn't see him, right?”
“if I didn't see you, I'd feel a bit better.”
“Yet you never came to visit me.”