再耽误了自己的终身大事
“ruining your marriage in the process.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我真是怕你为了上大学 去照顾那个英雄
“I was worried that you would look after that hero in order to attend college,”
再 耽误了 自己的 终身大事
“ruining your marriage in the process.”
爸
“Dad,”
“Do not let self-sacrifice or political ideals ruin your chance at a normal, happy marriage.”
In traditional Chinese culture, marriage is considered a paramount milestone, where parental anxiety often overrides personal ambitions or moral ideals.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the major event of a lifetime; marriage
A deeply cultural euphemism almost exclusively referring to marriage and settling down.
to delay; to ruin through delay
Often used when cautioning someone that devoting time to the wrong pursuit will cost them crucial life opportunities.
Signifies a completed or realized undesirable outcome that the speaker dreads.
