连自己爸妈是干什么的 她都撒谎
“that she would even lie about her parents' jobs.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I thought she was a hypocrite, but I didn't know”
连自己 爸妈是 干什么的 她都 撒谎
“that she would even lie about her parents' jobs.”
“Does she feel embarrassed by her parents?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, lying about one's family roots is seen as a severe moral defect, implying a betrayal of filial respect for vain social status.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what one does for a living
A common colloquial way to ask about or refer to someone's occupation.
even... (emphasizing an extreme case)
Use this construction to emphasize unexpected extremes or baseline expectations.