她不是给后进生 开小灶 补课呢吗
“She's giving extra tutoring to the students who are lagging behind.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You... Are you here to pick up medicine for Auntie Zhu?”
她 不是 给后进生 开小灶 补课 呢 吗
“She's giving extra tutoring to the students who are lagging behind.”
只能我来了
“So, here I am.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Dedication to remedial teaching outside work hours is often viewed as a noble, expected duty of Chinese teachers, justifying why they cannot attend to domestic errands.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
underachieving students / lagging students
A standard pedagogical term in Chinese schools for students who need remedial help.
to provide special individual tutoring or treatment
Literally 'to light a small private stove'; idiomatically used for giving special attention or extra private lessons.
to give remedial lessons / makeup classes
Widely used regarding academic tutoring outside of standard school hours.
Emphasizes the ongoing nature of the action within the rhetorical question.
Forms the rhetorical question seeking confirmation of an obvious fact.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Didn't someone say they were too good to study with us bad students?”
“Haven't you considered going to a cram school?”
“Work days are not replaced.”
“She'll get extra help before the gaokao.”
“But what would the fortune teller say?”
“My student has an upcoming exam. Her mom wanted me to tutor her.”