长玉姐 我以前是个胆小鬼
“Changyu, I used to be a coward,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们也去
“We'll go too.”
长玉姐 我 以前 是个 胆小鬼
“Changyu, I used to be a coward,”
“because I wanted to go back alive to see my grandmother.”
“Don't judge me for being afraid before; I just had someone precious to live for.”
In Chinese culture, staying alive to care for an elderly grandparent can justify apparent cowardice as an act of filial duty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
coward; scaredy-cat
Common colloquial term to describe someone who lacks courage, either playfully or self-deprecatingly.
I used to be a...
Used to introduce personal growth or contrast one's past mindset with the present.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“-Changyu! -Changyu!”
“Changyu, what are you doing here?”
“Changyu, where are you going?”
“Changyu, look who's here!”
“Changyu? Why are you here?”
“something bad would have happened to Changyu.”