从来都不跟我说一句肉麻的话
“and he hasn't said a single romantic thing to me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你爸跟我结婚这么多年
“We've been married all these years,”
从来都不 跟我说 一句 肉麻的话
“and he hasn't said a single romantic thing to me.”
谁知道呢
“Who knows?”
“Your father is so emotionally restrained, though deep down that's just the way he is.”
Older generation Chinese spouses rarely say 'I love you' or sweet nothings, viewing love as shown through duty and care rather than verbal romance (肉麻).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
never / not once
Emphatic construction used to underline a total absence of an action across time.
cheesy or sickeningly sweet romantic words
Commonly used colloquially for overt verbal romance or flattery that makes one cringe.