让他们在不耽误学业的情况下 踢球
“to help them keep playing football without falling behind in their studies”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我会努力
“I'll do everything I can”
让他们在 不耽误学业 的 情况 下 踢球
“to help them keep playing football without falling behind in their studies”
“and get them into good universities together.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese society, extracurricular activities like sports are strictly permitted only on the premise that they do not harm academic performance, which is seen as crucial for one's future.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
under the circumstances of; on the condition that
A highly useful spoken and written pattern to set a prerequisite or contextual constraint for an action.
neglect or compromise one's studies
A standard collocation in Chinese education contexts when cautioning against extracurricular distractions.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“of kids who could play football right after school.”
“I'll lead them and help them keep playing their best. ♪ We stand as one ♪”
“He shouldn't keep wasting his time on football.”
“and stop organizing football matches for the kids anymore?”
“Aren't you just trying to say that our kids have poor grades, and it doesn't matter whether they play football or not?”
“that we can play football together again.”