是你爹告诉我
“Your father told me”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是你爹告诉我
“Your father told me”
“a sect leader can't rely only on righteousness.”
“Do not judge me when your own father is the one who taught me to be this ruthless.”
Filial respect often assumes moral perfection of the father; exposing a father's Machiavellian pragmatism deals a severe psychological blow to a virtuous son or daughter.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it was your father who told me
A cleft construction ('是……') used to place heavy pragmatic focus on the unexpected subject.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Ever since my father told me”
“I'll tell Father!”
“Even my father said you are more of a father to me than he is.”
“I'll make it clear to everyone who your father is! You ungrateful child!”
“Thank you, Father.”
“Don't you know your father's temper?”