连跨年也不陪我们 对的呀
“You're not even spending tonight with us? Exactly.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
爸 晚上不用带我的 我等下去找非非他们
“Dad, don't count me in for dinner. I'm meeting up with Fei and the others later.”
连跨年也不陪我们 对的呀
“You're not even spending tonight with us? Exactly.”
我跟非非他们之前就约好了
“I already made plans with Fei and the others.”
“You care more about your friends than spending holiday time with your own parents.”
In contemporary China, traditional values mandate spending major holidays with parents, whereas younger generations increasingly prefer celebrating '跨年' with peer groups.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
spend New Year's Eve / celebrate the countdown
A standard term referring specifically to ringing in the New Year together.
even... (emphasizing an extreme case)
Used to express astonishment or reproach that even an obvious standard was not met.
Softens the blunt confirmation while retaining an air of casual agreement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's almost the new year. I can't leave.”
“Didn't you go celebrate with friends?”
“and even spent the New Year with us.”
“Maybe next New Year you won't be alone anymore.”
“Like you said, it's the Reunion Festival. So of course you should spend it with your family”
“You're not resting during the New Year?”