多亏了大嫂 还惦念着我们娘几个
“[Qin Yan, the eldest son of the Marquis of Zhongyong] We're so grateful to your mother for still caring for us.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
三婶我万万没想到 还能见到琰哥儿你
“I never imagined I'd see you again, Yan. [Qin Yan, the eldest son of the Marquis of Zhongyong]”
多亏了 大嫂 还惦 念着 我们娘几个
“[Qin Yan, the eldest son of the Marquis of Zhongyong] We're so grateful to your mother for still caring for us.”
“At least we have a way forward now.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In extended Chinese families, surviving members, especially widows and their children ('娘几个'), depended heavily on the benevolence and mutual aid of clan elders and relatives.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
thanks to; luckily because of
Commonly placed at the beginning of a sentence to credit someone or something for averting disaster.
a mother and her children
A warm, colloquial term used by a mother to refer to herself and her children together.
Marks completed realization, reinforcing the feeling of gratitude for past and ongoing assistance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's kind of Seventh Aunt to remember.”
“I heard your wife was sick. So I came to see her.”
“Your sister-in-law came up with a brilliant idea to solve that matter.”
“Luckily my wife knows a little about medicine.”
“Don't try to snatch food from Sister-in-law.”
“Qin, it's all thanks to you.”