保姆 别太贪心了
“The caretaker. Don't get ahead of yourself.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我是你什么人哪
“Who am I to you?”
保姆 别太贪心 了
“The caretaker. Don't get ahead of yourself.”
你就是一保姆 不要往里掺和好吧 我是他老伴
“You're just the help. Stay out of this, okay? I'm his partner.”
“Know your place; you are just hired help and have no right to this money.”
In Chinese inheritance disputes, family members often weaponize occupational labels like 'nanny' to delegitimize emotional or financial claims.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
don't be too greedy
Used bluntly to warn someone against overstepping their boundaries for material gain.
Marks an imperative boundary, indicating the speaker's limit of patience has been reached.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mrs. Qi, don't be angry.”
“Even if you hire a nanny, you have to pay her.”
“I heard the hired nurse wasn't reliable. She got off work early.”
“(Never mind.) (She might get the wrong idea.)”
“Mrs. Qi! Calm down! Calm down!”
“Washing dishes, really? Let her try a couple of days at our electronics factory.”