这就不是她当初那会儿哭着喊着 非要跟着我
“What happened to the girl who begged to follow me to the county and learn opera?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那来弟唱不了嘛
“But Laidi can't sing anymore.”
这就 不是 她当初 那会儿 哭着喊着 非要跟着我
“What happened to the girl who begged to follow me to the county and learn opera?”
进县城学戏那个劲头了
“who begged to follow me to the county and learn opera?”
“She begged and cried to make me take her in, and now she cannot even be bothered to try.”
In rural China, learning traditional opera in the county seat was historically seen as a rare ticket out of poverty. Masters expected absolute, enduring devotion from apprentices who begged to be taken in.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
back then / in the beginning
Use this phrase when reminiscing or contrasting the present situation with how things were at the very start.
crying and shouting / begging desperately
Used figuratively to describe someone desperately insisting on doing something, often used later to call out their change of heart.
to insist on / must have it one's way
Use before a verb to show stubborn insistence despite obstacles or others' advice.
