说你自从成了亲之后便收了性子
“They say that you've settled down since you got married,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你知道现在外面是怎么说你的
“Do you know what people say about you?”
说你 自从 成了 亲 之后 便 收了性子
“They say that you've settled down since you got married,”
一改往日的浮浪习性 变得开始稳重起来
“casting aside your frivolous ways and becoming composed.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese culture places high value on marriage as the key turning point where an unruly youth becomes a responsible, steady adult.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ever since...
A standard temporal structure used to describe an enduring change resulting from a milestone.
curbed one's wild temper; settled down
Used to describe someone who used to be impulsive, wild, or undisciplined becoming mature and calm.
got married
A traditional colloquial term for marriage, frequent in period dramas and historical narratives.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Since marrying you, I realized”
“Do you even remember you are a married woman?”
“You kissed me like that.”
“I must decide my own marriage.”
“as your own son.”
“I always treated you like my own brother.”