小时候 爸爸跟我说
“When I was little, my dad told me”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你不会忘记我的
“You'll never forget me.”
小时候 爸爸跟我说
“When I was little, my dad told me”
他曾经在海上
“that while he was at sea,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Invoking a parent's words ('爸爸跟我说') carries affective weight in Chinese culture, framing the anecdote as foundational life wisdom rather than trivial trivia.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in one's childhood / when one was young
Extremely common time phrase used to introduce personal anecdotes and memories.
told me / said to me
Standard conversational structure for introducing what someone said to the speaker.