老爷子这么大岁数了 一直在那儿窝着
“Mr. He isn't young anymore. If he keeps curling up like this,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这个何小菊
“He Xiaoju is really something.”
老爷子 这么大岁数了 一直在那儿 窝着
“Mr. He isn't young anymore. If he keeps curling up like this,”
别再给窝出点什么事来
“I'm afraid it will affect his health.”
“It is unacceptable and dangerous to leave him trapped there; we need to step in.”
Leaving an elderly patriarch cooped up or neglected goes against filial norms and carries moral blame within a family setting.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at such an advanced age
Used to emphasize vulnerability or respect when referring to elderly people's conditions.
cooped up / stuck in a cramped spot
A vivid colloquial Northern Chinese verb describing staying uncomfortably confined in a space for a long period.
Marks an existing state that has become prominent and warrants immediate attention.
