却迟迟未见她怀有身孕
“yet she has never conceived.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
已经结婚三年了
“Married for three years already,”
却 迟迟 未见她 怀有身孕
“yet she has never conceived.”
这是为何
“Why is that?”
“Something is clearly wrong or being hidden here since she hasn't conceived.”
In traditional Chinese culture, producing offspring within the first years of marriage is seen as a crucial familial duty, making childlessness a matter of scrutiny.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
has yet to be seen; long overdue without any sign
Formal written or spoken structure emphasizing an unexpected, prolonged absence or delay of an event.
to be pregnant; to be with child
A formal, elevated register for expressing pregnancy, commonly found in period dramas and polite narrative prose.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“didn't even get to see his child.”
“I heard a while ago that she's pregnant.”
“He hasn't been seen for months. Now he's getting married,”
“never showed up.”
“How could she not? I don't know where she went.”
“Why isn't anyone here yet?”