以后我们团聚的时间会更少了
“we'll have even less time together.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我真要当那个 厂革委会副主任的话
“If I really become the Deputy Director,”
以后我们 团聚 的时间会更少了
“we'll have even less time together.”
你调过去吧
“You should transfer over.”
“I want the promotion, but I feel guilty that it will keep us apart.”
In historical Chinese work-unit systems, professional appointments frequently forced couples to endure geographic separation for the collective good.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to reunite / to get together
Commonly used for emotional family or partner reunions after separation.
even less / even fewer
A comparative structure indicating a further reduction from an already low baseline.
Indicates a newly anticipated state or change of circumstances.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I guess we won't see each other often.”
“count as spending another four or five years together.”
“after we get back.”
“We'll be away for a while.”
“Much easier to see each other now.”