起码 他不打孩子
“Because at least, he didn't beat the kid.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“but she refused it for the sake of her child.”
起码 他 不打孩子
“Because at least, he didn't beat the kid.”
那次喝醉了
“The other day, he got drunk again”
“Things are awful, but as long as the child is spared, it feels like enough of an excuse to stay.”
A traditional mindset where spouses—especially mothers—tolerate abusive or dysfunctional marriages under the belief that keeping the family unit intact protects the child.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at least
Used to introduce a minimal redeeming feature or baseline condition when evaluating a negative situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I should try not to make more troubles for our son,”
“If I had known it, I wouldn't have called you.”
“Don't spank him. Oh, fine.”
“so he wouldn't have to suffer”
“an abortion right now,”
“has no children, and he doesn't mind it. I mean,”