你怎么撑下去跟我有什么关系
“What does that have to do with me?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I don't know how to keep going.”
你 怎么 撑下去 跟我有什么关系
“What does that have to do with me?”
“My son is getting better. Can't you see?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using rhetorical questions like 'what does it have to do with me' explicitly severs interpersonal obligations in Chinese relationships.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to hold on; to endure through hardship
Commonly used to describe persevering through difficult emotional or financial situations.
what does it have to do with me?; none of my business
A cold and blunt rhetorical question used to reject involvement or disclaim concern.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I don't know how to keep going.”
“Hold on at all costs.”
“Let me see how long you can hold out.”
“If I can't hold up, what will they do?”
“But I just can't.”
“Otherwise, I wouldn't have made it this far.”