如今家里万象更新
“now that our family's embracing a whole new beginning,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我想着
“I was thinking,”
如今家里 万象更新
“now that our family's embracing a whole new beginning,”
便想着叫
“we planned to name him”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese family culture, marking a turn of good fortune with rituals or gatherings is believed to attract continued harmony and prosperity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
everything takes on a completely new look; a fresh renewal
A formal idiom widely used around the New Year or when a household or enterprise begins a prosperous new chapter.
nowadays; at present
A slightly more literary alternative to '现在', often used to contrast the present with the past.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Everything has changed beyond recognition.”
“Nowadays, those families, as long as they have conditions,”
“would've been worth a fortune had we invested in real estate instead!”
“Since the estate is renovated,”