你以为我们 拼死拼活地供一个大学生容易啊
“Do you think it was easy for us to work ourselves to death to support a college student?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我就是妖精 冲我来
“I'm the demon! Come at me!”
你以为 我们 拼死拼活 地供一个大学生 容易啊
“Do you think it was easy for us to work ourselves to death to support a college student?”
“Now you won't let her graduate, and you've even driven her crazy. Are you trying to shirk responsibility?”
“We sacrificed everything for her education, and you have ruined it without a shred of remorse!”
In Chinese society, sending a child to university often represents the supreme collective sacrifice of a working-class family, making any threat to their graduation deeply personal and tragic.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to work oneself to the bone; with all one's might
An idiomatic four-character expression emphasizing extreme physical or mental strain to survive or achieve a goal.
to financially support a college student through school
Commonly used by parents to describe the burdensome financial responsibility of higher education.
Heightens the rhetorical impact and conveys deep indignation at the end of the question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Getting into college isn't as hard as it used to be.”
“We talked it over. We support you going to college. If it doesn't work out,”
“If even that comes down to fate,”
“then getting into college won't be a problem at all.”
“Many students try to get it.”
“Then we will fight to the death.”