早日把爹娘的猪棚给撑起来
“to get my parents' pig shed running again soon,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
早日把爹娘的猪棚给撑 起来
“to get my parents' pig shed running again soon,”
自然得勤快些
“so I have to work hard.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Working tirelessly to establish a livelihood or asset for one's aging parents is seen as a prime virtue of filial piety in rural Chinese culture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
as soon as possible / at an early date
A slightly formal yet widely used time phrase indicating an aspiration to achieve a goal quickly.
to prop up / to build up and sustain
Used metaphorically or physically to denote establishing and shouldering the weight of an enterprise or family duty.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I want to run”
“Go check on my parents and Benchang”
“I could keep another litter of piglets, that would be even better.”
“-Your whole family are pigs! -Mother.”
“without retreat.”
“Although Father is no longer here,”