妈 你别看了
“Mom, don't look.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那让我看看
“Let me take a look.”
妈 你 别看了
“Mom, don't look.”
“I'm your mother. Don't be shy.”
“Please give me some privacy and stop snooping into my personal life.”
Chinese parents often feel entitled to know every detail of their children's affairs, leading adult or adolescent children to resist perceived intrusive hovering.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
stop looking; don't look anymore
Combines negative imperative '别' with change-of-state '了' to signal that an ongoing action should cease immediately.
Marks the cessation of an ongoing action when combined with the negative imperative '别'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mom, don't be like this! Mom!”
“Mom, you... Calm down. I'm coming to you right now.”
“Mom, are you okay?”
“Mom, calm down. I'm discussing it with you.”
“Mom, stop dreaming, will you?”
“Mom, don't be mad.”