你先想想苓苓 我莽撞吗
“before you act. Am I reckless?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I just want you to be less reckless and think about Zhuling”
你先 想想 苓苓 我莽撞吗
“before you act. Am I reckless?”
当年我第一次 离开巡山队的时候
“When I first left the Mountain Patrol,”
“You think I'm acting like a fool, but you have no idea what I really sacrificed.”
Being branded as rash or neglectful towards one's child is a serious slight to one's character, prompting urgent personal vindication.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
rash / impetuous / reckless
Use to describe reckless actions taken without thinking through the consequences.
think first / consider beforehand
An imperative prompt urging someone to reflect on a specific person or consequence before speaking.
Forms a rhetorical question that aggressively denies the premise of being rash.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You say that when I do things, I don't think about Zhuling.”
“Sure, sure. -Well… -That’s it. I'll buy the cake from last time”
“Good thing Zhuling's name wasn't chosen by you.”
“I still want to take you and Lingling to live in the provincial capital.”
“Go home first, and get some things for Zhuling.”
“I separated from you and Zhuling. But in these past few years, I've achieved nothing”