外祖母是极力反对的
“when my mother married you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But I heard that Grandmother strongly opposed it”
外祖母是 极力反对 的
“when my mother married you.”
祖父母那边也是不同意
“Your own parents also disagreed.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese marriage was fundamentally an alliance between families, requiring absolute deference to elders' consent.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
strongly oppose; object vehemently
A formal collocation used to describe fierce resistance against a proposal or decision.
Functions here in the '是...的' construction to emphasize the manner or truth value of the past action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She didn't say it outright.”
“I hate to see you leave too.”
“Let alone Grandmother, I'm the first to disagree. On what grounds do you disagree?”
“I hate to part with you too.”
“Although I hate to see you go,”
“that Grandmother will betroth me to Yao?”