我们本来就不是一家人
“We are not family.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
小哥是寄养在我们家
“Ziqiu is fostered in my family.”
我们 本来就 不是一家人
“We are not family.”
对不对
“Right?”
“Stop pretending we are truly related; reality dictates that we are separate.”
Chinese familial ethics traditionally place immense weight on biological ties (血缘); challenging whether non-biological cohabitation qualifies as 'real family' causes deep psychological tension.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
originally; all along; in the first place
A very frequent colloquial structure used to assert an undeniable pre-existing fact or baseline.
one family; family members
Commonly used to express kinship, inclusion, or emotional closeness.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm not part of your family.”
“After all, she's not our family.”
“I'm not the only one single in this family.”
“But this does not mean we are not a family anymore.”
“and I wasn't part of this family...”