我父亲是不会同意 我和他那样的人在一起的
“my father would not agree to me being with someone like him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是我也知道
“But I also knew”
我父亲是 不会 同意 我和他那样的人 在一起 的
“my father would not agree to me being with someone like him.”
更何况
“Not to mention,”
“There is no future here because my family will never accept his social background.”
Paternal approval remains a major prerequisite in Chinese relationships, where matching socioeconomic background and class still dictate romantic viability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
that kind of person
Often carries a distancing or subtly disparaging connotation regarding social status or character.
to be in a romantic relationship
The standard colloquial term in Chinese for dating or entering a committed relationship.
Appears at the end of the sentence to assert certainty about the father's predicted negative stance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“then it'll be hard to convince my parents to accept us.”
“What does my dad say? He says they don't fit. So he isn't into her.”