这苦日子也不是咱们一两家
“We are not the only ones having a hard time,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你的难处我都知道
“I know your difficulties.”
这 苦日子 也不是 咱们一两家
“We are not the only ones having a hard time,”
“and it won't just be for a day or two.”
“Do not despair; we are all struggling through this together.”
In Chinese culture, comforting someone often involves normalizing hardship by highlighting that the whole community shares the same burden, which helps reduce personal shame and isolation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
hard times; days of hardship
Use this collocation when talking about times of poverty, adversity, or economic distress.
just one or two households
Used as an understatement to denote a very small minority in contrast to the broader collective.