再说了 我妈伺候你们这一家 这么多年
“Besides, she has served your family for so many years.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
再说了 我妈 伺候 你们这一家 这么多年
“Besides, she has served your family for so many years.”
“You should at least show some appreciation, right?”
“You owe my mother big time for her sacrifices, so you better pay up.”
Highlighting uncompensated historical labor within extended families is a powerful rhetorical device used to enforce moral obligations and extract monetary settlement.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
furthermore / besides / on top of that
Used to introduce an additional, often heavier argument to press a point in an argument.
waited on your whole family / served your household
Carries a strong connotation of laborious, unappreciated, servant-like servitude.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What's wrong with that? - If you don't want, just split up! - You dare hit me?”
“Before, it was Godmother and Grandma serving you. Now it's our turn.”
“All these years, you've always taken good care of me.”
“After all, you never wanted me involved in your family matters.”
“(Oncology Department) You stayed with Mom for so long.”
“Your mom takes such good care of you, you're living comfortably.”