我们早就想过
“We have long thought”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
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“with my mom.”
我们 早就 想过
“We have long thought”
我妈年纪大了
“that since my mom is getting older,”
“You're not the first to suggest this; we already weighed this option, but it is complicated.”
Decisions about relocating elderly parents often involve complex emotional and logistical trade-offs, making simple solutions something families have usually already agonized over.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
long ago / way earlier
Used before a verb to emphasize that an action, realization, or consideration happened much earlier than expected.
thought about / considered
Pairing '想' with the experiential aspect marker '过' to indicate prior contemplation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I've thought about this for a long time.”
“we've already started the negotiation.”
“I've thought about it for a long time.”
“has already thought of long ago”