这几年她一直要申请去上大学
“She's been trying to enroll in college for the past few years.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
儿子你不知道
“Son, you have no idea.”
这几年她一直要 申请 去 上大学
“She's been trying to enroll in college for the past few years.”
想想啊 你们两个要是真的结了婚 她去上了大学
“Think about it. If you two do get married, and she does enroll in college,”
“She has bigger ambitions than settling down with you, so you need to be realistic about this marriage.”
In Chinese family dynamics, an educational or status imbalance between spouses—especially if the wife attains higher education—is often seen by elders as a major marital risk.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to go to university / attend college
The standard colloquial expression for attending higher education.
over the past few years
Common temporal frame used to set the background of an ongoing trend or effort.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“For the past few years, you've been trying really hard to get into college.”
“I heard you've applied for several years in a row.”
“And she's about to go to university.”
“I wouldn't even have the chance to go to college”
“Why would she need to go to college if she could have all this? She wouldn't even attend it. Am I right, Fei Ni?”
“he'll fund my education,”