再说了 你家妮妮这脸往哪搁
“Besides, it's embarrassing for Ni to show other people how poor we are.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
合适吗
“How could that be appropriate?”
再说了 你家妮妮这 脸往哪搁
“Besides, it's embarrassing for Ni to show other people how poor we are.”
快去快去 好好好 快去吧
“Just go. Okay. Go now.”
“Stop hesitating, or your daughter will be completely humiliated in front of everyone.”
Maintaining social dignity and preventing public embarrassment for family members, especially children, is a powerful social lever to compel action in Chinese society.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
besides; furthermore
A very common conversational connective used to introduce an additional, often decisive argument.
where can one put one's face; to feel utter humiliation
An idiomatic rhetorical question emphasizing severe embarrassment or loss of face.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Well, Ni-ni said she wants to go out today.”
“We can't let her stay with her like this.”
“we'd have to kick Ni out.”
“If you ever treat Ni badly,”
“I feel sorry for her!”
“Ni seems to be down and preoccupied.”