就不要指望
“don't expect any.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就 不要指望
“don't expect any.”
我知道的 爹
“I know, Father.”
“Stop hoping for a miracle; he is likely gone and you must accept reality.”
Chinese parents often use stark, unsentimental realism to shield younger generations from prolonged disappointment, preferring hard truths over fragile comfort.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to count on / to pin hope on
Often used in the negative form '不要指望' or '没指望' to express futility or lack of realistic hope.
simply do not / then do not
A conversational pattern used to advise or command someone firmly against a course of action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She's really impossible to count on.”
“unrealistic fantasies and hopes,”
“And you shouldn't be too pessimistic.”
“is no help anymore. He's not”