您想想我 想想我
“Think of me—please, think of me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“If you die, what will become of me? Mother.”
您 想想我 想想我
“Think of me—please, think of me.”
不是我主使的 老爷 我不知道 是吗
“I wasn't the one behind it, Lord Gu. I know nothing about it. Is that so?”
“If you don't care about your own life, at least care about what will become of me!”
In Chinese familial dynamics, self-sacrifice is weighed against the burden left upon surviving descendants, making guilt an effective tool for persuasion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
think about; consider
Reduplication of the verb creates an earnest, softening, yet pleading request.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Thinking back now, those years were a living hell.”
“I-I need to think about it some more. Let me think.”
“Let me think.”
“let me think about it. Let me think about it some more.”
“Let me think about it. For what?”
“Then I will think about it.”