他们凭什么为我这个累赘 受苦受累地过一辈子
“Why should they spend their whole lives suffering for a burden like me?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但他们凭什么
“But why should they?”
他们 凭什么 为我 这个 累赘 受苦受累 地 过一辈子
“Why should they spend their whole lives suffering for a burden like me?”
凭什么
“How is that fair?”
“I cannot bear watching them suffer every single day just to keep me afloat.”
Chinese familial bonds often demand profound long-term sacrifice, but when a member cannot reciprocate, the resulting burden is perceived as a moral catastrophe.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
endure hardship and toil
A four-character idiom frequently used to emphasize enduring grueling physical or emotional labor.
spend a lifetime; live out one's whole life
Refers to a lifelong commitment or an unchangeable long-term state of living.