我们不能按照 普通人的标准去要求他
“We cannot hold him to the same standards as ordinary people.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“After all, he hasn't fully recovered from his brain damage yet.”
我们 不能 按照 普通人 的标准去要求他
“We cannot hold him to the same standards as ordinary people.”
是啊
“Indeed.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Family members in Chinese culture often negotiate shared boundaries of care and patience when dealing with mentally or neurologically impaired relatives.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
according to the standards of...
A standard construction used to frame criteria or expectations for people, work, or quality.
to demand of / to expect from
Used when setting behavioral demands or expectations upon another person.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Others can look down on us.”
“He needs to be treated as a normal person now.”
“Maybe we shouldn't have forced him in the first place.”
“Had enough of an ordinary life?”
“Instead, he's accusing us of treating him unfairly.”
“But we can't just let those scoundrels get away with it.”