老师 对不起对不起 我们家孩子
“Teacher, sorry. Sorry. But you still need to”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
孙年妈妈 您回去吧 孙年 去上课
“Mrs. Sun, go back. Sun Nian, go back for your class.”
老师 对不起对不起 我们家孩子
“Teacher, sorry. Sorry. But you still need to”
你还是得照顾一下啊
“take care of my son!”
“Please don't be too harsh on my child; I know he caused trouble, but please understand our situation.”
In Chinese culture, teachers hold significant moral and academic authority, so parents typically adopt an apologetic, deferential posture when summoned to discuss discipline.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
so sorry / I apologize deeply
Repeating the apology doubles the humility and sincerity, common when dealing with figures of authority.
our kid / my child
A humble, warm spoken convention used by Chinese parents to refer to their own child when speaking to outsiders.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Yes, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. You haven't improved at all.”
“I'm so sorry. I'm sorry.”
“Sorry! So sorry, Ms. Yan. My mistake.”
“I'm sorry. I'm sorry.”
“I'm sorry. I'm sorry.”
“I'm sorry. I'm sorry.”
“I'm sorry. I shouldn't have mentioned that”
“Sorry. I'm really sorry.”
“Sir, I'm sorry.”
“will now... Sorry.”
“Sorry. I'm sorry.”
“Say "Mom, I'm sorry."”
“Sorry. Sorry. I didn't mean to.”
“Leader. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.”
“Leader. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I ate something bad”
“I'm sorry. I'm sorry. It was really our oversight.”