难道他们小时候是没有梦想吗？
“Didn't they have dreams when they were young?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Why can't they support our dreams?”
难道 他们 小时候 是 没有梦想 吗 ？
“Didn't they have dreams when they were young?”
也许是他们在追求梦想的时候 栽过太多跟头
“Maybe when they chased their dreams, they stumbled too many times,”
“They must have had dreams when they were young, so why are they treating ours like a joke?”
Older Chinese generations, having weathered material hardship, frequently prioritize stability over idealistic passions, sparking generational friction with younger dreamers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
could it be that...?; is it possible that...?
A powerful rhetorical question frame used to challenge someone's logic or express disbelief.
in childhood; when one was young
Extremely common time phrase used to refer to someone's formative youth or childhood years.
Closes the rhetorical sentence to force reflection on the absurdity of the premise.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why can't they support our dreams?”
“Dreams can't put food on the table.”
“But the young ones might not think things through.”
“but it won't be that easy for them to succeed.”
“Since you're not willing to give up on your dream, why should I give up on mine?”
“all I have left are my so-called dreams.”