我都已经是您徒弟了
“But I'm already your apprentice.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
义女
“Goddaughter?”
我都已经是您徒弟了
“But I'm already your apprentice.”
“We already have a master-disciple bond, isn't that enough without making it more complicated?”
In traditional Chinese culture, becoming an adoptive child (义子/义女) creates a much deeper, lifelong familial obligation than merely being an apprentice (徒弟).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
already am/is; already turned out to be
Emphasizes an existing status or reality to justify why an additional change is unnecessary.
apprentice or disciple
A traditional term designating a student under a master's direct mentorship.
Marks a completed change of state, emphasizing that the current apprentice status is already established.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Let me say this again. I am not your apprentice.”
“Your apprentice? Why would I have brought him here with me, otherwise?”
“My disciple isn't bad either.”
“I took in a good disciple.”
“What has that disciple of yours gotten himself into again?”
“You're my only apprentice. If you embarrass me,”