她还有个儿子 我常听她念叨叫小天
“She also had a son. I often heard her mention him, called Tian.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
她的丈夫十几年前就病故了吧
“Her husband passed away from illness over a decade ago.”
她 还有 个 儿子 我常听她 念叨 叫小天
“She also had a son. I often heard her mention him, called Tian.”
做什么工作我不太清楚
“I'm not too sure what job he does.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
'Niandao' conveys the affectionate, habitual habit of elderly Chinese parents continually talking about their children to anyone who will listen.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
often hear someone mention or talk about
Useful for referencing something a person talks about repeatedly out of habit, affection, or concern.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“she’ll think that she’s not good enough for you.”
“And the child she and I conceived”
“She's roughly my eldest daughter's age.”
“I know I have my own son.”
“Why didn't you tell him you have a son? I...”
“It's because of my youngest son. He never gives me a moment's peace.”