所以才会把你认成了别人
“That's why she mistook you for her.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
肿瘤压迫了神经
“It's pressing on her nerves.”
所以才 会把你 认成了别人
“That's why she mistook you for her.”
“Did Grandma mistake me for someone else,”
“Don't be hurt that she didn't recognize you; it is just the illness talking.”
When dealing with cognitive decline among elderly relatives, Chinese family members often rationalize symptoms medically to cushion the emotional blow of forgotten kinship bonds.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to mistake (someone/something) for
A resultative verb compound used when misidentifying a person or object.
that's why... / only because of this...
Emphasizes the direct causal link explaining an otherwise surprising or distressing outcome.
Indicates the completion of the action of mistaking someone.