他那时候年纪那么小 决定不了任何事不是吗
“He was so young at that time. It couldn't have been decided by him, right?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这又不是他决定的
“these weren't his decisions.”
他那时候年纪那么小 决定不了 任何事 不是吗
“He was so young at that time. It couldn't have been decided by him, right?”
可他爸的事 影响很大呀 可就算他爸犯了天大的错
“But what his father did left a profound impact. Even if his father had made a terrible mistake,”
“Stop blaming him for something he had zero power to control.”
Traditional Chinese culture historically practiced guilt by association across families, but modern ethical discourse strongly defends individual agency, arguing children should not bear their parents' misdeeds.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
so young of age
Commonly invoked as a justifying circumstance or mitigating factor for a person's lack of agency.
unable to decide / cannot determine
Potential complement indicating inability to make a choice or decision.
isn't that so? / right?
A tag question placed at the end of an assertion to seek validation or press the listener into agreement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You were only 7 or 8 years.”
“I was young and simple-minded.”
“Mingxi is still young. He knows nothing about the past.”
“I have no idea what came over me at the time.”