我告诉过你 我得照看女儿们 我要对她们负责
“I told you I have to watch the girls, I am responsible for them,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
- 因为你很有同情心 - 好的 哇
“- Because you are so empathetic. - Okay, whoa.”
我 告诉过你 我 得 照看女儿们 我要 对 她们 负责
“I told you I have to watch the girls, I am responsible for them,”
“and sometimes I would be late or even miss work.”
“Family comes first, so accept my unpredictable schedule or find someone else.”
Invoking parental responsibility serves as an unquestionable moral justification in Chinese discourse, making refusal or boundary-setting difficult for the counterparty to contest.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
already told you
Used to remind someone of a previously established fact, often carrying a slightly defensive or assertive undertone.
look after / care for
A common spoken verb for tending to children, the elderly, or personal belongings.
be responsible for ...
Essential structure for expressing legal, moral, or professional accountability.
