软弱下去了 你害苦了你不说 你把孩子也给害了
“be so weak anymore. Not only are you suffering, but Xiaolan is suffering too.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你这个性子我知道啊 但这个时候 你不能再这么
“I know your temperament. But at this point, you can't”
软弱 下去 了 你 害苦了 你不说 你把孩子也 给害了
“be so weak anymore. Not only are you suffering, but Xiaolan is suffering too.”
你现在的决定
“Your decision now”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, appealing to a parent's duty to protect their child is a common and powerful rhetorical device to persuade someone to abandon passive weakness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
caused tremendous suffering to
Used to describe severe negative consequences caused by someone's behavior or decision.
not to mention yourself / to say nothing of you
A spoken connective pattern meaning 'let alone yourself' or 'setting aside your own suffering'.
Marks the completed transition into suffering, underscoring severe realized consequences.