你应该陪娘好好说说话才是 大嫂
“You should be spending time talking properly with Mother instead. Sister-in-law.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You've only just come back— why did you run off to busy yourself in the kitchen?”
你应该 陪娘 好好说说话 才是 大嫂
“You should be spending time talking properly with Mother instead. Sister-in-law.”
让你们给我端茶送饭 那我就还是个外人
“If I let you serve me food and tea, then I'd still feel like an outsider.”
“You don't need to work so hard in the kitchen; spending time with Mom is much more important.”
In traditional Chinese families, keeping an aging parent company through conversation is regarded as a higher virtue than mere physical chores.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
keep someone company and have a good chat
A very common expression emphasizing filial companionship and heart-to-heart conversation.
that is what should really be done
Placed at the end of a sentence to emphasize the proper or most fitting course of action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Be nice to your sister-in-law! (Fang Aihong) Is it so difficult to cook dinner?”
“I heard your wife was sick. So I came to see her.”
“Sister-in-law, I've been wanting to tell you this.”
“She's your sister-in-law. Watch your mouth.”
“and things are going well between you and your wife,”
“Qin, what did I tell you?”