念在咱们夫妻多年的情分上
“For the sake of our years together, and since you have”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
行了行了行了
“Enough.”
念 在 咱们 夫妻 多 年的 情分 上
“For the sake of our years together, and since you have”
三个孩子也判给你了
“custody of our three children,”
“Show some mercy and remember our shared past before making things harsher.”
In Chinese culture, invoking 'qingfen' appeals to the moral obligation of honoring shared emotional history, often used as a final plea when formal contracts or legal terms turn cold.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
for the sake of past feelings/relations; taking past ties into consideration
A classic emotional appeal used when asking someone to show mercy or make a concession based on past relationships.
husband and wife for many years
Collocation used to emphasize the duration and weight of a marital bond.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“- Do you think we're teenagers? - Don't I have that right? We've been married for years.”
“Our love as a husband and wife is over.”
“[Letter of Amicable Separation] The marital bond is deep and profound.”
“we make a better couple, don't we?”
“we were once husband and wife.”
“For the sake of your past marriage,”
“you were husband and wife after all.”