我要告诉爹爹
“I'll tell Father!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他们打我
“They hit me!”
我要告诉爹爹
“I'll tell Father!”
“I'll make Father stand up for me!”
“They hurt me, and I am going to make sure my father punishes them for it!”
In traditional Chinese family structures, the father holds ultimate authority to 'zuozhu' (back someone up and dispense justice) when a family member is bullied by outsiders.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to tell / to inform
In a conflict context with an authority figure as the object, this functions just like 'tattling' or 'telling on someone' in English.
Daddy / Papa
An affectionate, somewhat archaic or dialectal term for father, frequently heard in period dramas when children or young women address their fathers.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Your father told me”
“Ever since my father told me”
“I'll make Father stand up for me!”
“Thank you, Father.”
“I want to become a daughter whom you're proud of.”
“You actually told my father.”