等爸爸在外边混出个人样来
“When I make something of myself out there,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
听奶奶的话
“Listen to her.”
等爸爸在外边 混出个人样来
“When I make something of myself out there,”
就回来接你和奶奶
“I'll come back to pick you and Grandma up.”
“I have to leave right now, but believe in me—I will succeed and bring you with me.”
Reflects the common socio-economic pressure in China where parents leave hometowns for distant cities to earn wealth and self-worth to support their families.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
make something of oneself; make a name for oneself
A colloquial idiom used to describe striving for social respectability and financial success through hard work away from home.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“is your father.”
“So, Dad, from the school's perspective,”
“She had a fierce quarrel with me.”
“I've told you many times not to recklessly move things around in others' presence.”
“♪ That brief kiss I dreamed of last night ♪ tell me about your father.”
“Dad will buy you a new one.”