我都多大岁数了
“I'm not young anymore.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他一定会有办法的
“He will definitely have a way.”
我 都 多大岁数了
“I'm not young anymore.”
“I am a grown adult and need to take responsibility for my own actions instead of relying on him.”
In Chinese culture, relying on others to clean up one's mistakes as an adult brings a loss of dignity; adults are expected to bear the consequences of their actions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how old (referring to mature age)
Commonly used in rhetorical questions to emphasize adulthood, seniority, or that one is too old to behave childishly.
Marks a change of state and strengthens the rhetorical assertion regarding the speaker's advanced age.