我怕十几年前的事情再次发生
“I'm worried what happened a decade ago might happen again.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我怕 十几年 前的事情 再次发生
“I'm worried what happened a decade ago might happen again.”
大嫂
“Sister-in-law.”
“We must be extremely careful; I cannot bear to live through that disaster again.”
Historical family missteps or tragedies cast long shadows in Chinese households, prompting elders to advise vigilance to preserve family stability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
more than ten years ago
Standard pattern using '十几 + measure/time' to express 'a dozen or so' or 'ten-plus'.
occur again / recur
A formal and spoken collocation used when talking about events, especially negative incidents, happening again.