它就像一个胎记一样 一直在我的脸上
“is like a birthmark on my face. People always see it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我的家庭
“My family background”
它 就像 一个胎记 一样 一直在 我的脸 上
“is like a birthmark on my face. People always see it.”
时刻提醒我自己和我身边的人 我低人一等
“It's constantly reminding me and everyone else that I'm inferior.”
“My family background is a visible flaw that I can never hide or escape.”
In Chinese society, family origin (jiating chushen) historically and culturally plays a massive role in marriage matching and personal self-worth, sometimes inducing deep feelings of social inferiority.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just like...
A standard comparative structure used to introduce vivid similes or metaphors in spoken and written Chinese.
birthmark
Used literally for physical marks or figuratively for an indelible stigma.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It is amazing to see a birthmark at the same part, right?”
“was a man with a birthmark”
“Your birthmark is pretty interesting.”
“Your birthmark is so interesting. It looks like a heart made of flowing water.”
“(had a birthmark on his neck.)”
“there's a large red birthmark.”