你即便想留在国外也可以
“it's fine if you want to stay abroad.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
再说了
“Besides,”
你 即便 想留在 国外 也可以
“it's fine if you want to stay abroad.”
反正我和你妈现在也退休了
“Your mom and I are retired now anyway,”
“Do not worry about being unfilial; we support your independence and can handle ourselves.”
Chinese parents often ease the moral burden of filial piety by explicitly granting permission for children to pursue careers far away from home.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even if... it is still acceptable
A useful spoken pattern to express concession and tolerance toward hypothetical conditions.
stay abroad
Commonly used in discussions about studying, working, or settling outside of China.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What if I want to go to another country?”
“want to settle down here. That's fine with me.”
“You couldn't make it when you were abroad before.”
“But I've traveled all over the country. Then go abroad.”
“But once you go abroad,”
“Unless you don't want to go to the States.”