老太太去世都没赶上
“She didn't make it to her mother's funeral”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没必要太在意
“Don't mind it too much.”
老太太去世都 没赶上
“She didn't make it to her mother's funeral”
一生的遗憾
“and it must be a lifetime of regret.”
“I failed to see her one last time, and that guilt haunts me.”
Being present by an elderly family member's deathbed is considered a vital filial duty in Chinese tradition; missing it is often seen as a lifelong, irreversible regret.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to make it in time / to catch
Used to describe being on time for an event, transport, or critical moment.
to pass away
A respectful, standard euphemism for death used in formal and spoken contexts.