不光是三个大人互相折磨
“is not only tormenting the three adults,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
每开一次庭
“Every hearing”
不光是 三个大人 互相折磨
“is not only tormenting the three adults,”
而且孩子也是非常痛苦的
“but also very painful for the children.”
“You need to stop this endless courtroom war for the sake of the child.”
In Chinese family mediation, judges and mediators frequently invoke the emotional well-being of the child as the ultimate moral argument to break bitter deadlocks between adults.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not only / not just
A connective chunk paired with '而且' (and also) or '还' to introduce additive emphasis.
torturing each other / mutually tormenting
Used to describe toxic, bitter, and destructive interpersonal relationships.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Three adults can't handle one kid?”
“the three of us alone have little chance of wiping them out.”
“Are the three of us the only participants here?”
“you're much better than those three.”
“Is it really just among the three of us?”
“why ruin three lives?”