会越活越像小孩子
“you become more and more like a child.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
会越活越像小孩子
“you become more and more like a child.”
你儿子都那么大了
“Your son has grown up.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, elderly people are often affectionately referred to as behaving like children, reflecting patience and acceptance of behavioral regression in old age.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to become more and more like as life goes on
Used to describe gradual behavioral changes over the course of growing older.
child; kid
Common everyday term for young children, often used metaphorically for childish adults.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You look younger.”
“The more I look, the more he looks like him.”
“and may life get better with every bite.”
“You've grown even prettier.”
“but you're getting younger”
“You're getting more and more improper.”