她前途一片大好 刚要出国留学
“had a bright future ahead of her and she was about to study abroad.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
乔子珊
“Qiao Zishan”
她 前途一片大好 刚要 出国留学
“had a bright future ahead of her and she was about to study abroad.”
你为什么要毁了她
“Why did you destroy her?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Studying abroad represents a pinnacle of personal striving and familial pride in modern Chinese society; ruining this represents the destruction of one's entire life trajectory.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
having a very promising future
An idiomatic four-character expression used to praise someone's potential or successful prospects.
was just about to
Indicates an imminent action that was interrupted or prevented by subsequent events.
go abroad to study
A standard phrase denoting the major milestone of pursuing higher education overseas.
