要当个 像爸爸一样的消防员
“that she wants to be a firefighter like her dad.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
她上次写什么
“Last time she wrote”
要当个 像爸爸一样 的 消防员
“that she wants to be a firefighter like her dad.”
“The teacher thought I got remarried. I know.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Writing about one's future dream job and role model (often a parent or civic hero like a firefighter) is a standard elementary school writing genre in China.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
wants to become / to be
Common phrasing among children when sharing dreams or future aspirations.
just like...
Essential comparative pattern used to describe emulating someone's traits or profession.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“become a man like him.”
“I'm a policeman.”
“and already looks so much like his dad.”
“”
“When I make something of myself out there,”
“What kind of father are you?”