我过得很幸福
“And that I'm living happily.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I have to lie and say Xiu earns well.”
我 过得很幸福
“And that I'm living happily.”
你应该跟他们说实话
“You should tell them the truth.”
“I need to tell them this so they stop worrying and look up to us.”
Young adults in China often conceal financial and personal struggles from parents to protect parental feelings and uphold household prestige.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
living a very happy life
A common evaluative chunk used to describe one's general marital or personal quality of life.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm fine, I'm eating every day, and no one bullies me.”
“I've been really happy.”
“in Beijing right now.”
“Wish you happiness!”
“(Chen Liyang) I had been doing okay these years.”
“Because the life I'm living now is the one I truly love.”