不然到时候你回去 怎么跟你妈交代
“Otherwise, how are you going to explain it to your mom?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
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“I can't take it.”
不然 到时候 你 回去 怎么跟 你妈 交代
“Otherwise, how are you going to explain it to your mom?”
“I'll tell her it was a necessary sacrifice”
“You need to think about the consequences because your mom will hold you accountable.”
Adult children in Chinese culture still feel strong familial pressure to give a satisfactory account of their personal choices to their parents.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
otherwise / or else
Commonly introduces a negative hypothetical outcome.
how to account for / how to explain oneself
Used when an individual has an obligation or duty to report back to an authority or family elder.