有什么可值得庆贺的
“There's nothing remarkable about that.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但凡是个女子都会及笄
“Every woman comes of age.”
有什么可值得庆贺的
“There's nothing remarkable about that.”
“It is not a big deal at all, so stop making such a fuss.”
In traditional China, reaching the age of fifteen marked a young woman's hair-pinning ceremony, signifying readiness for marriage, which families treated with differing degrees of celebration.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what is there to (do something)
A frequent rhetorical structure used to challenge or dismiss the necessity or value of an action.
worth celebrating
A common formal or semi-formal phrase used when assessing whether an occasion merits festivities.
Functions here at the end of a rhetorical clause to reinforce the speaker's stance of assertion and finality.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“And if the occasion's big enough, have both.”
“We should celebrate this anniversary.”
“So we should celebrate.”
“What are we celebrating? Celebrate”
“We're celebrating.”
“it was only when there was something worth celebrating at home”
“Is it worth getting so excited?”