你最近 老是不着家 你让她省点心行不行
“you’ve hardly ever been home lately. Can’t you let her worry a little less?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
妈可说了啊
“Mom said”
你最近 老是不着家 你 让她 省点心 行不行
“you’ve hardly ever been home lately. Can’t you let her worry a little less?”
拿着 省点花
“Take this. Don't spend it all at once.”
“Grow up and stop making mom worry about your irresponsible behavior.”
A major standard of filial virtue in Chinese families is causing minimal worry to parents, encapsulated in the expectation to be 'shengxin'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
never staying at home / always out and about
A common colloquial idiom used by family members to criticize someone who rarely comes home.
give someone peace of mind / spare someone worry
Used when asking someone to stop causing trouble or anxiety for others, especially parents.
can you / is that okay?
Added at the end of a command or request to press for agreement or express exasperation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I don't stay here much, so take care of yourself.”
“You cannot mention that. You can be out every day.”
“Are you not used to living at her place? No. Then, what could it be?”
“But he can't stay at home forever.”
“Don't you have a home? Why do you keep coming to my place?”
“If I hadn't, I'd feel bad staying at your place.”