这么晚了还要拉着婆婆出去
“It's so late. Are you taking your granny out?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
大当家的
“Chief.”
这么晚了 还要 拉着 婆婆 出去
“It's so late. Are you taking your granny out?”
当心路黑别摔倒
“It's dark. Don't fall.”
“Why are you dragging an old lady out in the middle of the night? Let her rest.”
Chinese familial and communal norms place high priority on safeguarding the physical comfort of elders, rendering late-night outings for seniors socially questionable.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it is so late already
Commonly used to open a complaint, reprimand, or expression of concern regarding someone's untimely activities.
dragging along; pulling someone along
Imparts an active or coercive nuance, implying the other party may be going reluctantly or inconvenienced.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Getting back this late?”
“she'll surely be picked on by her in-laws one day.”
“Nanny, what brings you here so late?”
“But the old lady still has to care for her son.”
“He said he'd be half an hour late. He's taking his wife back to her parents' place first.”
“Since you don't dare to do it,”