你娘跟你二哥也该回来了
“your mother and second brother should be returning soon.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
算算日子
“Counting the days,”
你娘跟你二哥 也该回来了
“your mother and second brother should be returning soon.”
你若是想重回田家 我不会拦你的
“If you wish to return to the Tian family, I won't stop you.”
“Time is running out; they will be back soon, so you need to decide whether you are staying or leaving.”
Returning to one's paternal or original clan is a weighty familial decision in traditional Chinese society, often preceded by gentle indirect hints from family elders.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ought to by now / should already
Used to express that an expected event should reasonably have happened or be happening given the circumstances.
counting the days / considering the timeline
A common idiom used before offering an estimate of someone's arrival or an event's schedule.
Signifies that the expected time threshold for their return has already been reached.
