至于你父亲 虽说多有不是
“As for your father, he may have his faults,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是吧
“Right?”
至于 你父亲 虽说 多有不是
“As for your father, he may have his faults,”
“I know your father messed up, but you still cannot cut ties with him.”
In Confucian culture, biological kinship often overrides personal grievances; elders or mediators frequently urge younger generations to overlook parents' misdeeds because biological parenthood cannot be severed.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
as for / regarding
Used as a topic-shifting discourse marker to introduce a specific, often sensitive, matter.
has many faults / did many things wrong
A polite, mildly literary concession used to acknowledge someone's mistakes without sounding overly harsh.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Your father, however, was in his prime.”
“So, you did kill him...”
“God knows what plans your father is hatching.”
“But he is your father, after all.”
“But your father won't say yes.”
“Your father and I are friends.”