一直都见不得面
“they never get to see each other.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
出来讨生活
“With her out here making a living,”
一直 都 见不得面
“they never get to see each other.”
这个世界很复杂的
“It's a very complicated world.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Migrating or working away from family to make a living often forces long-term separation, a common emotional sacrifice in contemporary Chinese society.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
all along; always; continuously
Used to emphasize an unbroken continuity of a state or action over a long period.
unable to meet; unable to see each other
Potential complement structure indicating situational impossibility of having an in-person meeting.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“There's no way he wouldn't be seen at all every day.”
“We hardly saw each other a few times a year.”
“I thought we'd never meet again.”
“didn't even come out to meet us.”
“Someone… I never wanna see again.”
“I haven't seen him for a long time.”