领证那是国家的程序
“That's the state's procedure.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“We already got our marriage certificate.”
领证 那是 国家的程序
“That's the state's procedure.”
“I mean the procedure between you two.”
“Signing papers with the government does not mean you have fulfilled your duties to the family.”
In Chinese tradition, obtaining a legal certificate is distinct from holding a wedding banquet, which marks true social and familial acceptance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to obtain a marriage certificate
Extremely common modern colloquial shorthand for completing the legal marriage registration.
state procedure / official formality
Used here contrastively to distinguish bureaucratic requirements from traditional or personal ones.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“is completely within national regulations, right?”
“We didn't have time to get one.”
“I have a license. A license? I just can't stand seeing kids having nowhere to play.”
“Let's acquire our marriage certificate first. They can't do anything about it even if they find out.”
“We'll verify your identity”
“Driver's license and vehicle registration.”