妈你这话说的 那就是瞧不起工人阶级了
“Mom, look at what you're saying. It's like you're belittling the working class!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
以你的条件什么样的找不着啊 非要找一个车间工人
“With your background, you can find all kinds of excellent partners. Why must you find a factory worker?”
妈 你这话说的 那就 是 瞧不起 工人阶级了
“Mom, look at what you're saying. It's like you're belittling the working class!”
你胡说八道什么呀
“What nonsense are you talking about?”
“Stop judging my partner based on their job status.”
While factory workers enjoyed high political status in mid-to-late 20th-century China, parents still evaluated prospective in-laws based on material security and social mobility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the way you put it; what you said just now
A spoken formula used to signal mild disagreement or protest against someone's preceding remark.
to look down upon; to disdain
Common everyday phrase to express treating someone as inferior or unworthy of respect.
working class
A sociopolitical term often carrying honorable historical connotations in socialist Chinese context.
Marks the resultant state or logical conclusion drawn from the mother's remark.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“that you belittle the working class! Mom, please stop! It hurts!”
“You don't care about your fellow workers anymore?”
“Are you looking down on frontline workers?”