所以她下定决心要戒掉毒瘾
“she was determined to quit.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可能因为这句话吧
“Maybe because of those words,”
所以她 下定决心 要 戒掉毒瘾
“she was determined to quit.”
那是我们最难熬的半年
“Those were our toughest six months.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese narratives of endurance often emphasize a joint struggle through difficult life trials as the foundation of strong emotional bonds.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to make up one's mind; to be firmly determined
A very common four-character idiom used when someone commits firmly to a difficult goal.
to quit; to give up a bad habit or addiction
Pair this with habits or substances, such as smoking, drinking, or gambling.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I could quit drugs for you.”
“She's been poisoned. She'll die!”
“My sister never actually used drugs.”
“got her imprisoned for harboring drugs. ♪ That familiar smile I remember so well ♪”
“get some young person hooked on drugs doing this?”
“I know. The penalty for drug dealing can be death.”