真的跟你父亲和离的话 你们两个怎么办
“were truly to divorce your father what would become of the two of you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你们两个 一个未嫁 一个未娶 倘若我
“The two of you— one unwed, one unbetrothed. If I”
真的 跟你父亲 和离 的话 你们两个 怎么办
“were truly to divorce your father what would become of the two of you?”
“Who would be willing to marry a girl whose mother left her husband? Take such a girl as a daughter-in-law?”
“I desperately want to leave your father, but I cannot bear destroying your marriage prospects.”
In imperial China, a mother's divorce cast a dark shadow over her children's moral standing and severely damaged their eligibility in aristocratic matchmaking.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
divorce by mutual agreement
A historical term referring to the dissolution of marriage through formal mutual consent rather than unilateral repudiation.
what to do / how to cope
A core spoken expression used to ask for a solution or convey helplessness in a dilemma.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“that I should divorce your father?”
“How can your dad live without your mom?”
“I will not— divorce your father.”
“But your father won't say yes.”
“If your dad finds out your new boyfriend's gone, how are you going to explain it to him?”
“(Sang Shiqi) This guy is close to your father, right?”