羡煞多少未出阁的儿女呢
“They are the envy of so many unmarried youths.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
出了名的情比金坚
“are famously devoted to each other.”
羡煞 多 少 未出阁 的儿女 呢
“They are the envy of so many unmarried youths.”
说得对说得对
“That's right.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese culture, young women lived largely within inner family quarters until passing through the gate upon getting married, known as 'chu ge'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to envy exceedingly; to make someone green with envy
A vivid literary expression used to dramatically emphasize deep admiration or jealousy.
unmarried (of a young woman)
A traditional classical term used primarily in period dramas to describe maidens who have not yet wed.
Enhances the rhetorical and admiring mood of the exclamatory statement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“she and Zhuang Luobai”
“You, a girl who is not married,”
“We need to find out why this unmarried woman”
“you've already passed the age for marriage.”
“You are about to get married,”
“A woman shouldn't marry beneath her status.”