我又得照顾你一轮
“and I'd have to nurse you all over again.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I was just worried you'd hurt your head again,”
我 又得照顾你 一轮
“and I'd have to nurse you all over again.”
“Is this the same bed I had last time?”
“You are always getting hurt and making me worry, but I will stay here and take care of you regardless.”
In close Chinese relationships, love and devotion are frequently communicated through playful complaints about how troublesome the other person is to look after.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
take care of you for another full cycle or round
Used colloquially when a duty or caregiving routine has to be repeated from start to finish.
to have to (do something again)
Expresses mild resignation or helplessness about having to repeat an action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Now it is my turn to take care of you.”
“you've been taking great care of me.”
“You used to look after me. Now that I have money, I'll look after you.”
“You took care of me. Now I have money. I'll take care of you.”
“I'll take good care of you.”
“Now you're taking care of me.”