告诉你有什么用啊 你能回来照顾啊 我
“It's no use telling you. You couldn't come back to look after him. I…”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Why didn't you tell me? I didn't know it at all.”
告诉你 有什么用啊 你能 回来 照顾 啊 我
“It's no use telling you. You couldn't come back to look after him. I…”
“Come on, enjoy the hot pot. Look, the soup has been boiling. Yeah.”
“You couldn't have helped anyway, so why give you useless worry when I was the one stuck dealing with it?”
Chinese families often conceal difficulties or medical issues from family members far away to prevent them from worrying helplessly, though this often causes guilt and conflict when discovered.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what is the use; what good would it do
A rhetorical question pattern used to dismiss an action as futile or pointless.
to look after; to care for
Core vocabulary for family duty and attending to sick or elderly relatives.
Enhances the rhetorical force and expresses exasperation or defensiveness.
