离婚这事他一个人说了也不算
“Divorce isn't just his call.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你还是给他打电话吧
“You should just call him.”
离婚 这事他 一个人 说了也不算
“Divorce isn't just his call.”
要经过革委会讨论决定呢
“The Revolutionary Committee must decide.”
“Don't panic; he doesn't have the final say on this marriage, the authorities do.”
In historical socialist China, marriage and divorce were not purely private choices but required mediation and formal approval from the work unit or local revolutionary committee.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
one's word doesn't count / to not have the final say
An extremely versatile colloquial phrase used to deny that someone holds unilateral decision-making authority.
decided by a single individual
Used to describe unilateral action or autocratic decision-making without broader consultation.
Emphasizes the negation, reinforcing that his individual opinion carries no decisive weight.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Divorce isn't a simple matter.”
“the divorce was my decision.”
“I was willing to divorce.”
“My request for divorce isn't an impulse.”
“Since we can't get divorced right now, we'll talk about it after the children are born.”
“Also, shouldn't the divorce be related to marital breakdown?”