有点啥事儿都指望不上
“We can't count anything on her.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
她也没办法呀 [抢救大厅] 这女儿嫁的远
“She has no other choice. [Emergency room] She shouldn't have married into another country.”
有点啥事儿 都 指望不上
“We can't count anything on her.”
“Mom is dying now, and she can't get back soon.”
“She is completely useless to our family when it actually matters.”
In Chinese society, caring for elderly parents during medical crises is a core filial duty; daughters marrying into distant places often face moral criticism for not being able to provide hands-on care.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot be counted on; cannot depend on
A very common spoken expression used to express disappointment in someone's reliability or usefulness.
whenever something happens
A colloquial northern Chinese phrasing meaning 'any issue' or 'whenever trouble arises'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We can't do anything right.”
“what else do you expect me to make do with later?”
“No matter what happens tonight,”
“We can't do anything right.”
“a long time ago.”
“She's really impossible to count on.”
“is no help anymore. He's not”