他说他上有老下有小
“He said he had a family to support”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
刚才我被这个人骗了
“I was deceived by this man just now.”
他说他 上有老下有小
“He said he had a family to support”
要我替他隐瞒行踪
“and asked me not to reveal his whereabouts.”
“I only helped him because he played on my sympathy for his family!”
In Chinese society, caring for elderly parents and young children represents the ultimate family burden, making it an effective emotional plea.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
having elderly parents above and young children below to care for
A common idiomatic phrase used to express heavy family responsibilities and invoke sympathy.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I have a family to support.”
“But in the future, we'll have elders and kids to support.”
“Who doesn't families?”
“I have my mom and kid. I can't take on another old man.”
“I have old folks and a kid to care for.”
“I'm old.”