我一定争取让老太太
“Then, I'll do my best to make sure your mother”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
后续
“Then, I'll do my best to make sure your mother”
我一定 争取让 老 太太
“Then, I'll do my best to make sure your mother”
和孩子见上面
“gets to see the boy.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Ensuring grandparents maintain contact with grandchildren carries high emotional and moral weight in family disputes in China.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
will definitely strive to / do one's utmost to
Use this collocation when making a sincere, determined promise to work toward an outcome.
elderly lady / grandmother
A respectful and affectionate term for an older woman, commonly used in northern spoken Chinese.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If she has to, just have your mother come along.”
“Why put the old lady through all that trouble?”
“what did you promise her?”
“Shall we beg Mrs. Chen once more?”
“Let's pay respects to the Old Madam.”
“I don't know if the old lady can hold on that long.”