她自己带着孩子 你在外头 天南地北地跑新闻
“she's been raising the kid by herself, while you've been running all over the country chasing news stories.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这么多年
“All these years,”
她 自己 带着孩子 你 在外头 天南地北地跑 新闻
“she's been raising the kid by herself, while you've been running all over the country chasing news stories.”
苓苓发烧
“When Zhuling had a fever,”
“You have been an absentee partner, and she suffered alone while you chased your career.”
Chinese society places heavy moral weight on balancing family support with career ambition, frequently leading to familial guilt when one spouse bears all childcare duties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
all over the country / far and wide
An idiomatic expression describing constant traveling to geographically distant places.
covering news stories / working as a field reporter
A colloquial and active way to describe journalistic reporting on the ground.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But she ran off and abandoned the kid.”
“And the child she and I conceived”
“You took care of the child on your own”
“She usually goes out every day. Now that she has to stay home,”
“Look at you. You're pregnant but still working so many shifts.”
“She's taking care of the child. You should rest assured. Do we have to leave?”