我不想让她过苦日子
“I didn't want her to have a hard life,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那个时候幺儿（闺女）还小
“Back then, my daughter was still young.”
我不想 让她 过苦日子
“I didn't want her to have a hard life,”
就个人来到鹭州打工
“so I came to Luzhou alone to find work.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Millions of Chinese parents endure painful separations from their children ('left-behind children') to work in developed coastal cities so their family can escape poverty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to live a hard life; to endure poverty
Used to describe enduring economic hardship, privation, or austere living conditions.
do not want to let / do not wish for someone to
A fundamental pattern to express protective or benevolent intentions toward a loved one.
