跟你和苓苓分开 结果四五年来 一事无成
“I separated from you and Zhuling. But in these past few years, I've achieved nothing”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
当年说是 为了工作留在省城
“Back then, I said I stayed in the provincial capital for work.”
跟你和苓苓 分开 结果 四五年来 一事无成
“I separated from you and Zhuling. But in these past few years, I've achieved nothing”
又回到了这儿
“and ended up here again.”
“I sacrificed our time together for nothing, and I feel deeply ashamed.”
In modern Chinese society, leaving one's family to pursue career success in provincial capitals is common, but failing to succeed compounds familial guilt.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
accomplished nothing; complete failure
A common idiom used for self-deprecating regret regarding career or life milestones.
over the past four to five years
A natural spoken time structure indicating the accumulation of time leading up to the present.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I still want to take you and Lingling to live in the provincial capital.”
“Good thing Zhuling's name wasn't chosen by you.”
“You say that when I do things, I don't think about Zhuling.”
“Ask Lingling's grandmother for her opinion.”
“Sure, sure. -Well… -That’s it. I'll buy the cake from last time”
“before you act. Am I reckless?”