但是她一人养不活两个
“But she could not raise two children alone.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我娘带我们逃难
“My mother fled with us.”
但是 她一人 养不活两个
“But she could not raise two children alone.”
说是把我弟弟
“She said she left my brother”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical China, displacement during war or famine often forced impoverished parents into heartbreaking choices, such as giving up or selling children to keep them alive.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unable to support or provide enough food for someone to survive
A potential complement structure used to express financial or physical inability to sustain dependents.
by oneself; alone
Used in spoken narratives to highlight doing a difficult task without help.
