为了弥补他父亲对我的伤害
“To make up for what his father did to me,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“If Mr. Yao said he gave it, then I suppose he did.”
为了 弥补 他父亲对我的 伤害
“To make up for what his father did to me,”
他送了我很多衣服
“he gave me many clothes.”
“Don't read too much into it; he was just trying to ease his guilt.”
In Chinese social relationships, material gifts are frequently used as tangible gestures to repay debts of guilt, save face, or smooth over historical family grievances.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to make up for or compensate for harm/hurt
A formal collocation used when addressing emotional, physical, or moral wrongs committed against someone.
in order to make up for
A standard purposive clause opener explaining the motive for an action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He used your guilt over your dad's death”
“My dad has always felt guilty.”
“I just want to make up for my mistake.”
“You'll never avenge your father.”
“causing my father to suffer unjust accusations?"”
“I saved my father from humiliation.”