毕竟人是因为我才进少管所的
“After all, he's in there because of me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就带我看一眼嘛
“Just let me see him once.”
毕竟 人 是因为我 才 进 少管 所 的
“After all, he's in there because of me.”
那你现在去看他
“Going to see him now will”
“I feel deeply guilty about his imprisonment and I must see him.”
In Chinese culture, feeling that someone suffered harm or punishment on your behalf creates an intense moral obligation and emotional burden.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
after all; when all is said and done
Used at the beginning of a clause to introduce an underlying truth or justifying factor.
juvenile detention center
An abbreviation for juvenile correctional facility, used in colloquial discussions of youth offenses.
Used at the end of the 'shi...de' cleft construction to emphasize the cause or circumstance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“People like him belong in prison! If you don't teach him a lesson,”
“Honestly, he should not be in a nursing home. He should be in prison.”
“Detention center conditions are poor.”
“but prison is new.”
“It's good enough to not go to prison.”
“The juvenile detention center only allows visits Monday through Thursday.”