等你长大以后才能成婚
“You can only get married when you grow up.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Because you are both still too young.”
等你长大以后才 能成 婚
“You can only get married when you grow up.”
等你冠礼以后
“Wait until your coming-of-age ceremony—”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional China, young men were only considered marriageable adults after undergoing their capping ceremony around age twenty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
after growing up
A very common phrase used when talking to children about future life milestones.
only then can
Emphasizes that the preceding clause is a strict prerequisite for the action that follows.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You're all grown up. You can make your own choices.”
“you've grown up so much.”
“Rationally, you think you should be of the age to get married.”