我妈最近好像跟我爸怄气
“My mom's been fighting with my dad.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
拜托啦
“Please.”
我妈最近 好像 跟 我爸 怄气
“My mom's been fighting with my dad.”
那你还叫我去？
“Then why drag me into it?”
“Be prepared, the atmosphere at my house might be tense.”
Rather than explosive confrontations, prolonged cold hostility and passive aggression are frequent ways marital conflict manifests in Chinese homes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to sulk; to hold a grudge; to give the silent treatment
Commonly describes petty, prolonged petulance between family members or close partners.
seemingly; appears to be
Used to soften an assertion or state an observation that is not officially confirmed.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I made Dad angry before.”
“is Chu Chu very angry with me?”
“My dad has a good temper.”
“Dad was so angry at the time,”
“When you lost your temper with me,”
“your dad wouldn't have gotten so angry.”