我一直以为只要有一天我出息了
“I used to think if I became successful,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我也觉得比飘零的傅九 要幸福一些
“I felt happier than being a wandering man as Fu Jiu.”
我一直以为 只要 有一天 我 出息了
“I used to think if I became successful,”
他们就不会再轻贱我们 可原来你早就不要我了
“they wouldn't scorn us anymore. It turns out you abandoned me long ago.”
“All my hard work was just to make you proud, but it never mattered to you.”
Becoming successful ('you chu xi') is deeply tied to bringing honor to one's parents; discovering this effort was unvalued causes profound existential pain.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I had always thought
Used to introduce a prolonged misconception or shattered expectation.
to make something of oneself; to achieve success
Frequently used by parents or youths regarding honoring the family through personal accomplishment.
Marks the hypothetical completed state of achieving success.
