给我一个改过自新的机会
“Give me a chance to turn over a new leaf...”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
饶了姑父这一回
“please forgive me this time.”
给我 一个 改过自新 的机会
“Give me a chance to turn over a new leaf...”
“Drag him away! Understood! Take him straight back to Huizhou.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese lineage systems, wrongdoers plead for clemency based on kinship ties before strict clan rules or banishment are enforced.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to turn over a new leaf; to reform oneself
A formal four-character idiom frequently used when acknowledging wrongdoing and asking for a fresh start.
give someone an opportunity / chance
A highly versatile structure used when asking for or granting an opportunity to prove oneself.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Give me a chance to make amends, okay?”
“Give me a chance to atone.”
“You must reform yourself.”
“chance for you to redeem yourself.”
“to start over completely.”
“this is a chance for some comrades to turn over a new leaf.”
“so he wants to give you a second chance.”
“will give us a chance to make it right.”