我不知道自己该干什么 也不知道该去哪儿
“I don't know what I should do, and I don't know where I should go.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Mr. Pei, I've never really had any dreams since I was little.”
我不知道 自己 该 干什么 也不知道 该去哪儿
“I don't know what I should do, and I don't know where I should go.”
“Let me tell you where you should go.”
“I feel completely lost and unqualified; please tell me what you want from me.”
In Chinese business culture, leaders often play the dual role of manager and life mentor, where subordinates may openly reveal their aimlessness expecting paternalistic guidance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not knowing what one should do
A common colloquial phrase used when expressing existential confusion, boredom, or a lack of task direction.
where one should go
Can refer literally to physical destinations or metaphorically to career paths and life stages.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I don't either. But I need to figure it out.”
“I don't know where to go.”
“I don't even know what I really want.”
“Actually, I don't know what's wrong with me.”
“Not knowing what you want to do.”
“I really don't know what to do.”
“I don't know how to repay you.”
“But I don't know what I want, either.”