更何况人家把孩子扔在咱法院了
“More importantly, the child was left at the court,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
再说给她带也不现实
“Besides, it's not realistic for her to take the child.”
更何况 人家 把孩子扔在咱法院 了
“More importantly, the child was left at the court,”
又没扔在人家律所
“not at her law firm.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In China, disgruntled citizens or litigants sometimes abandon vulnerable family members at government organs or courts to force public institutions into resolving their civil disputes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
let alone / all the more so / not to mention
A conjunction used to introduce an even more compelling reason to reinforce an argument.
leave / dump / abandon something at
A ba-construction expressing an irresponsible or abrupt placement of someone or something.
Indicates a newly completed fact that creates the current dilemma.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I've dragged things all the way to court.”
“And then dump the baby on us?”
“It's okay, sweetie. Judge, look at this!”
“Your Honors, the court hasn't ruled yet who gets custody of the child.”
“bring themselves to leave our child here like this?”
“I have to go to the court.”