我们去年把儿子送到国外去了
“We sent our son abroad last year,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“or helping Lawyer Bei with things at home and outside?”
我们去年把 儿子 送到 国外 去了
“We sent our son abroad last year,”
“so now I've started working again.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Sending children abroad for study is a common aspiration and status marker for affluent Chinese urban middle/upper class families.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to send abroad (usually for study)
A common phrase among Chinese families referencing sending children for overseas education.
to manage; to take care of (affairs/business)
Used in spoken and written Chinese to denote handling domestic or administrative logistics.
Signals completed action and establishes the updated life background.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Just like this time, he most likely took the children abroad,”
“I've lost one of my sons.”
“It's already been a year since your father passed away.”
“If you had listened to me, we would have been abroad.”
“His parents are out of town. They can't come. - What to do? - Yeah...”
“They run a small business abroad.”