别再跟她唠叨 家里为她花了多少钱
“that you'll stop reminding her how much money the family spent on her,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
能不能请您答应我
“Could you please promise me”
别再跟她 唠叨 家里为她 花了多少钱
“that you'll stop reminding her how much money the family spent on her,”
你还有弟弟要照顾
“or that she has a brother to worry about?”
“Please stop guilt-tripping her with financial burdens; it is hurting her deeply.”
Chinese parents sometimes remind children of the financial sacrifices made for them to enforce obedience, which can create significant psychological guilt.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
don't ... anymore / stop doing
Used to urge someone to cease a repetitive or harmful behavior.
to nag / to chatter repetitively
Informal term describing persistent lecturing or complaining, typical of parents.
how much money was spent
A standard construction to refer to financial expenditure, often used in guilt-inducing contexts.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“he's not going to nag you anymore.”
“If he starts nagging again, I'm done with him.”
“I'm nagging you like this”
“She'd go on and on,”
“Don't disturb her anymore.”
“I will never nag you again, Junior! -Zhou. -Junior Sister!”