是我自己的决定
“It's my own call.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Did your parents instruct you to do so? No.”
是我自己 的 决定
“It's my own call.”
“Actually, he was supposed to take over my job.”
“Do not blame my parents; I chose to do this myself.”
In Chinese culture, significant life choices like employment are frequently influenced by parents; explicitly claiming sole responsibility highlights personal moral agency.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
one's own decision
Commonly used to assert personal agency and accept full responsibility for an outcome.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I said it was my own idea.”
“Or was it my own choice?”
“It was all my own idea, a path I came up with myself.”
“So I made the decision myself.”