你看看娃娃 不要动手
“Look at my child! Don't use violence.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你看看 娃娃 不要动手
“Look at my child! Don't use violence.”
还不赔钱
“Pay up now!”
“Control yourself; you are terrifying the child!”
Appealing to the vulnerability of children ('娃娃') is a strong moral leverage used in grassroots Chinese communities to stop escalating violence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
look at the child / consider the child
Often used in dialectal or informal spoken Chinese to appeal to someone's sympathy regarding an innocent child.
don't get physical / keep your hands to yourself
A direct imperative used to stop someone from striking or shoving another person.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Other kids can, but not yours.”
“Young lad.”
“What an adorable child.”
“They didn't even pick up the kid after they bumped into him.”
“and they didn't even pick him up. They bumped into him how many times?”
“They didn't have the energy or money to care for a baby.”