我出去工作了 那这么大个家谁来操持呀
“If I go out to work, who's going to manage this big house?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“When there's no business, you can come back and take care of the family. What are you afraid of?”
我 出去 工作 了 那 这么大个 家 谁来操持 呀
“If I go out to work, who's going to manage this big house?”
“Besides, I don't have much education.”
“I'm too scared and insecure to work outside, so I'm using housework as my shield.”
Historically in China, women were expected to 'manage the inside' (the home) while men handled the outside world. Transitioning from a full-time homemaker to a working professional often triggers deep anxiety about neglecting familial duties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
such a big family/household
Used to emphasize the heavy burden or scale of domestic responsibilities.
to manage; to handle (household affairs)
A somewhat traditional verb frequently collocated with 'household' to describe the labor of running a home and taking care of family members.
Marks a hypothetical completion of an action ('If I go out to work...') to set up the consequent problem.
Softens the rhetorical question while adding a tone of helplessness and mild protest.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Please handle things at home for me.”
“Something big is happening back home.”
“Aren't I the one managing everything in this household?”