不瞒您说 已经半个月没见着荤腥了
“To be honest, I haven't had meat for half a month.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
权当侄子 给您尽的孝心了
“just take it as my filial piety to you.”
不瞒您说 已经 半个月 没见 着 荤腥 了
“To be honest, I haven't had meat for half a month.”
这不响应号召
“I'm responding to the call”
“I'm not exaggerating; we are genuinely starving for meat, so this gift means the world.”
In historical and mid-century Chinese society, meat was a rare luxury; sharing meat with elders was the highest display of filial devotion and respect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to tell you the truth / frankly speaking
A respectful conversational opening used when sharing candid, slightly sensitive personal realities with an elder or esteemed person.
to taste or see meat/grease
A folksy phrase historically referring to getting to eat meat during times of scarcity.
Signifies a change of state and underscores the ongoing duration of going without meat.
