很多事情 不能总让你们操心
“we can't let you worry about us on everything.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们都长大了
“As grown-ups,”
很多事情 不能 总让你们 操心
“we can't let you worry about us on everything.”
尤其是你 凌霄
“Especially you, Ling Xiao.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
A deeply rooted virtue in Chinese filial piety where adult children deliberately hide hardship and stress so their aging parents do not suffer unnecessary anxiety.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to worry about / to fret over / to look after
Very frequently used in family settings to describe parents expending emotional labor and worrying over children.
many things / a lot of matters
A versatile introductory phrase used to generalize multiple ongoing issues or topics.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“with so much to worry about,”
“There are many things I can't do anymore.”
“You've been so preoccupied lately.”
“It's impossible for everything to go smoothly forever.”
“why are you still making your family worry about you?”
“Why worry so much? Just focus on doing your own job well.”