竟到了这般地步
“She had it so hard.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“or to trade for better thread and brocade.”
竟 到了这般地步
“She had it so hard.”
每年生辰
“Every year on my birthday, Wanshun would prepare lavish gifts for me.”
“I had no idea things had gotten so tragically desperate for you.”
In traditional Chinese family ethics, individuals, especially women, often hid extreme hardship and financial distress to protect their loved ones' peace of mind.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
such a state / such an extreme condition
A literary phrase used almost exclusively to describe extreme hardship, downfall, or tragic deterioration.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Now you're at this state, yet you still plan to hold on?”
“How did you end up like this?”
“he wouldn't have ended up like this.”
“Since we've come this far,”