没能好好照顾云云
“I failed to take good care of Yun.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“is that I failed to take good care of my children.”
没能好好照顾 云云
“I failed to take good care of Yun.”
“But we have to keep on living. Am I right?”
“I feel like a terrible parent and I blame myself entirely for what happened to her.”
Chinese culture places immense moral duty on parents to safeguard their children; any misfortune suffered by offspring often results in profound self-reproach.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
was unable to; failed to
A common formal/reflective construction used to express regret over unfulfilled duties or hopes.
take good care of
Standard collocation referring to fulfilling caretaking obligations conscientiously.