也对不起我爸妈
“I failed my parents too.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
也 对不起 我爸 妈
“I failed my parents too.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, bringing disgrace or serious trouble to the family is seen as an ultimate violation of filial piety.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to let down, to be sorry to
Commonly used before a person noun to express deep apology or guilt for failing them.
parents, mom and dad
An informal and affectionate collective term for one's parents.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Always "I'm sorry." Is saying sorry useful?”
“I'm sorry, Mr. Xiao. I really can't recall anything.”
“I'm sorry, Father.”
“I let him down this time.”
“So you do know you did wrong.”
“I feel I really sorry about all this.”
“I let the Dragon Deity down.”
“I always feel sorry for you.”
“I feel really sorry for him.”
“I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.”
“will now... Sorry.”
“You don't need to feel sorry.”
“I have failed her.”
“I am so sorry. Wan is dead.”
“I feel like I've let you down.”
“it would be unfair to what he suffered.”
“Don't say sorry to me.”
“You've disgraced our ancestors! You've disgraced the Qiao ancestral hall!”
“the two people I owe the most”
“I'm truly sorry.”
“Apologizing to me is useless.”
“You've let yourself down!”