但我理应讨厌你的
“I should have hated you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
虽然我的事和你们母女无关
“Though what happened to me doesn't relate to you two,”
但我 理应讨厌你的
“I should have hated you.”
你明白吗
“Do you understand?”
“Logic tells me to hate you, yet somehow I can't bring myself to do it.”
Chinese interpersonal drama frequently revolves around the tension between rational obligation (理) and personal affection or compassion (情).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ought to; by rights; naturally should
A semi-formal modal adverb used to indicate logical necessity, duty, or what is theoretically expected.
to dislike; to loathe; to detest
Commonly used in daily speech to describe aversion toward a person, habit, or situation.
Functions here to add certainty and emphasize the speaker's conviction regarding what ought to be true.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I really despise you.”
“You must've been so annoyed with me back then.”
“I genuinely despise you.”
“Actually, I should have hated you.”