一定得趁干妈不在的时候体验
“...must be experienced while Godmother isn't around.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这个项目
“This activity...”
一定得 趁 干妈 不在的时候 体验
“...must be experienced while Godmother isn't around.”
还记得
“Remember,”
“She'd never let us do this, so let's do it before she gets back.”
'干妈' refers to an informal adoptive mother or godmother, a fictive kinship relation in Chinese culture that commands similar parental authority and respect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
definitely must
Used in spoken Mandarin to strongly emphasize necessity or urgency.
taking advantage of the time when... / while...
A vital sentence frame for describing taking action while a specific, fleeting opportunity exists.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Better leave the time for Godmother and Sister Rui.”
“to say a proper goodbye to his Godmother.”
“was spoiled rotten by my Godmother.”
“I had to consider my mom's feelings.”
“You don't usually call your mom or send her a text to check in?”
“Before, it was Godmother and Grandma serving you. Now it's our turn.”