我觉得他们是我这辈子的依靠
“I thought they'd be my support for life.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那时候
“Back then,”
我觉得 他们 是我 这辈子 的依靠
“I thought they'd be my support for life.”
“You told me all this before.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese relational culture, being someone's 'yikao' implies providing total long-term safety and mutual commitment, which is considered the bedrock of family duty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this lifetime / all one's life
Used to denote long-term commitment, destiny, or enduring personal ties across a whole lifetime.
pillar of support / someone to lean on
Functions as both a noun (a source of reliance) and a verb (to depend upon), conveying emotional and material security.
