只是比起织布 我更想上大学
“But compared to that, I want to go to university more.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我没有说当工人不好 我也挺喜欢织布
“I'm not saying being a worker is bad. I do like weaving.”
只是 比起织布 我 更想上大学
“But compared to that, I want to go to university more.”
“I'm sorry, Vice Director Chen. I know this way of thinking isn't right.”
“I do not want to remain a textile worker all my life; my real dream is higher education.”
In 1970s–1980s China, worker positions were highly secure 'iron rice bowls', so choosing college over factory work was seen as risky and ideologically unconventional.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
compared to
A convenient preposition used to set up a comparison before stating a preferred alternative.
prefer to / would rather
Used to express a stronger desire or preference between two options.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I don't want to go to college. I want to learn a trade.”
“I just wanted to experience college life properly.”
“she kept dreaming about college and trying to climb higher.”
“can the factory vouch for me this year?”
“Can you tell me why you want to go to university so badly?”
“Here's how I see it. You want to go to college,”