我不想谈恋爱的时候 还变成一个姐姐
“I don't want to be a big sister when I'm dating.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I already have a brother at home who gives me enough to worry about.”
我不想谈恋爱 的时候 还变成一个 姐姐
“I don't want to be a big sister when I'm dating.”
行
“Okay.”
“I want a mature partner, not another immature dependent I have to look after.”
In contemporary urban China, many women push back against traditional expectations to mother their partners, especially if burdened by family responsibilities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to date / to be in a relationship
The standard spoken term for engaging in romantic courtship.
to become an older sister / caretaker
Metaphorical usage implying taking on excessive caretaking and emotional burden for a man.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Are you seeing someone?”
“Have you been secretly seeing someone?”
“I don't want to date or get married.”
“I don't want to date.”
“If he were dating, I'd know about it.”
“I don't want dating to turn into living.”
“Are you dating someone again?”
“Weren't we dating back then?”
“The reason I don't date is for the other person's sake.”