他也不能娶我妹妹 妮妮 我知道你是为了我跟林梅
“Even if he is, he's not marrying my sister. I know you're doing this for Lin Mei and me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“He's not a fool. He's a hero. Even if he is, he's not marrying my sister.”
他 也不 能娶我妹妹 妮妮 我知道 你是 为了我 跟林梅
“Even if he is, he's not marrying my sister. I know you're doing this for Lin Mei and me.”
我都说了不是因为你们 你们怎么就不信呢
“I told you, it's not because of you. Why won't you believe me?”
“Do not ruin your life just to help me out; I will not accept your sacrifice.”
In traditional Chinese families, siblings—especially sisters—often made profound personal sacrifices to secure marital or housing opportunities for male kin, triggering deep moral guilt in the beneficiary.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
still cannot; must not under any circumstance
Used to firmly rule out an option despite any preceding counter-arguments or merits.
for the sake of; on behalf of
Introduces the beneficiary or motive behind an action or sacrifice.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Forget Ni, Lin Mei would never agree.”
“We can't let her stay with her like this.”
“Even your own sister is trying to match us up.”
“I already told Lin Mei.”
“we'd have to kick Ni out.”
“I treated you like a sister.”