那养活你们就更难了
“It'd be even harder to feed you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“And your mom had a little brother for you.”
那 养活 你们就更难了
“It'd be even harder to feed you.”
“Before, I helped your mom and dad.”
“Things are going to get much tougher financially, so do not expect an easy life.”
In Chinese family culture, having an additional child significantly impacts the entire household's resource allocation and raises realistic survival pressures.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to support financially; to provide for
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe feeding and raising children or supporting dependents.
will become even more difficult
A useful construction expressing an escalated level of hardship resulting from a preceding condition.
Indicates a new state or anticipated consequence arising from the recent change.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“to wait for this surgery.”
“Well, thank you for your trouble.”
“But you still need to pay their salaries.”
“It's good enough that I can support myself.”
“Or they'll feel unease when they recuperate here.”
“I can barely take care of myself.”