七年你们连孩子都没有要
“you haven't had any other baby for 7 years.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为了查这个事
“To investigate this,”
七年你们 连 孩子都 没有 要
“you haven't had any other baby for 7 years.”
“Look at what this case has cost your marriage—it is time to stop.”
In traditional Chinese culture, not having children after many years of marriage represents an enormous personal and familial sacrifice, often highlighted by loved ones to urge life balance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even... (emphasizing an extreme case)
A vital correlative structure used to emphasize that even the most fundamental or minimal expectation was not met.
to have a baby; to plan for children
The standard colloquial spoken term for deciding to have offspring.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“At least you two don't have children.”
“You won't have to bear children for them anymore.”
“no one will want this child anymore?”
“You wouldn't want your two children to grow up without a proper family too, right?”
“None of us want to separate you from your children.”
“she couldn't bear to leave those children,”