我看在你也是一位母亲的分上
“out of respect for you also being a mother,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这些年
“All these years,”
我看 在你 也是 一位母亲的 分上
“out of respect for you also being a mother,”
一直都在忍耐你
“I've always been putting up with you.”
“The only reason I have tolerated your bad behavior is because you have children, not because I respect you.”
Maternal status commands inherent societal empathy in Chinese culture, which can temporarily grant interpersonal leniency even in fierce conflicts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
for the sake of; taking into account
A set phrase used to justify giving someone leniency or a second chance based on a specific relation or circumstance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“just like your mother.”
“show mercy”
“I owe your mother.”
“on behalf of those people.”
“take you as my own daughter.”
“I'm not your mother.”