一年到头都不在家
“and is not at home all the year round.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
天天跑长途
“drives a long-distance van every day”
一年到头 都 不在家
“and is not at home all the year round.”
要不是我照顾你
“If I hadn't taken care of you,”
“You are never around to help, and I have to shoulder everything alone.”
In Chinese households where one spouse travels constantly for livelihood, domestic tension often erupts over unpaid emotional and physical labor at home.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
throughout the year; from year's beginning to year's end
Use this spoken phrase to emphasize the relentless, uninterrupted duration of a situation.