前提是他们得孝顺
“They had to be filial.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是有条件的
“on one condition.”
前提是 他们 得 孝顺
“They had to be filial.”
我们哪不孝顺了
“How have we not been filial?”
“You don't automatically get the property unless you actually treat your elders properly, which you haven't been doing.”
In Chinese family disputes, elder care and property transfer are tightly bound together; elders or advocates often withhold gifts if children fail moral standards of filial devotion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the prerequisite is / on the condition that
Commonly placed at the beginning of a clause to introduce a necessary condition or prerequisite.
to show filial piety / to be dutiful to one's parents
A core moral virtue in Chinese culture describing obedience, care, and respect towards parents.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“They had to be filial. How have we not been filial?”
“he has already sold his house”
“I'll take care of you two from now on,”
“I did it to shut my parents up.”
“From what we see now, the children are not completely unfilial.”
“That's the greatest gift you could ever give me.”