孩子要自力更生 然后没有什么物质 我知道
“that I need to make it on my own. - And no material... - I know. You've told me a million times already.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可是一直以来 我父母对我的教育就是
“my parents have taught me that I need to make it on my own.”
孩子要 自力更生 然后 没有什么 物质 我知道
“that I need to make it on my own. - And no material... - I know. You've told me a million times already.”
“You've told me a million times already. The same with my family. My mom won't help me either.”
“I know your whole speech by heart, please stop repeating it.”
Chinese parents often emphasize frugality and self-reliance (自力更生), which younger generations sometimes feel becomes an overused conversational cliché.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
self-reliance / relying on one's own efforts
A common idiomatic set phrase used in both personal values and political discourse to emphasize independent struggle without relying on external aid.
I know / I get it
When delivered briskly at the end of a sentence, it often signals impatience or interruption, meaning 'spare me the details.'
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I think earning my own living is a good thing. There is no such thing as suffering.”
“After I lost that ability, I have to make a living myself”