母亲平日虽谨小慎微
“Mother is usually cautious,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
却被静荷和母亲发现
“but Jinghe and Mother found out.”
母亲平日虽 谨小慎微
“Mother is usually cautious,”
但若知道这孩子是我的
“but if she knew that child was mine,”
“Mother is cautious, but blood is thicker than water.”
In traditional Chinese family ethics, the discovery of a legitimate blood heir can radically alter a parent's typical risk aversion, making blood continuity paramount over personal caution.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cautious and meticulous; excessively timid
A formal idiom used to describe someone who is exceptionally prudent, often to the point of being overly timid.
although usually...
Useful in contrastive sentences to set up an exception to a person's habitual behavior.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Her Highness was always frugal,”
“Mother, please don't worry.”
“Please wait patiently.”
“Since you have arranged it so securely,”
“He didn't mean to slight your aunt.”
“are all managed by Mother alone.”