他每次打来电话
“Every time he called,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他每次 打来电话
“Every time he called,”
“I would either ask him how many goals he scored today”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese parents often evaluate their children solely on performance metrics like grades or sports achievements, leading to later regret when emotional connection is neglected.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
make a phone call (towards the speaker)
Directional verb complement 'lai' indicating that the incoming call is directed at the speaker.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“No, not yet, but he's phoning him every ten minutes.”
“I called him multiple times. But he didn't answer.”
“Every time he hit me, he would say,”
“Before your good friend died, you called him 13 times. Am I right?”
“But why didn't he tell me when I called him?”
“My phone hasn't stopped ringing today.”