你问问凌霄 孩子有什么话都跟你说
“when you have time. He always tells you everything.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你啊 得空
“you should ask Ling Xiao about it”
你 问问 凌霄 孩子 有什么话都跟你说
“when you have time. He always tells you everything.”
行吧 我想想办法啊 你也别急
“Okay. I'll figure out a way. Don't worry.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese households, parents often rely on the sibling or relative with the highest trust capital to discover what a child is secretly thinking.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to ask / to check in with
Verb reduplication used to soften a request, making it sound casual and easy.
shares everything / confides completely
Used to describe an open, trustworthy relationship where someone keeps no secrets.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Haven't you seen how depressed Ling Xiao was in these days?”
“Did Ling Xiao tell you anything?”
“But Ling Xiao is in the third year at high school.”
“Ling Xiao, I've heard from your mother that she's too busy”
“Why? Are you still angry with Ling Xiao?”
“You're grown up.”