二哥哥 我答应去松江 是为了安我娘的心
“Yao. I agreed to go to Songjiang to put my mother's mind at ease.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
等把他们送到矶宁 我就回京城来帮你
“Once I've escorted them safely to Jining, I will return to the capital to help you.”
二哥哥 我 答应 去松江 是为了 安我娘的心
“Yao. I agreed to go to Songjiang to put my mother's mind at ease.”
你也不必劝我
“You don't need to persuade me.”
“Do not think I am abandoning you; I am only doing this to appease Mother before I return to fight.”
Putting parents' minds at ease is a core duty of filial piety; adults will often make outward compromises purely so their mothers do not worry.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to put someone's mind at ease / to reassure someone
A split verbal collocation where a person is placed between '安' and '的心' to mean giving them peace of mind.
is for the purpose of / is meant to
Standard pattern used to specify the underlying motivation behind an action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Yao, talk to her nicely.”
“As your younger sister, I should send you off to study in the capital.”
“If I want to take my sister with me to Songjiang, would you agree?”
“Yao also returned to the capital today.”
“For Yao's sake, I won't argue with her.”
“You are bold enough to come and propose, but too shy to see me?”