我不激激她 她敢考吗
“If I didn't push her, would she dare to try?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
吓得那样
“So terrified.”
我不 激激她 她敢考吗
“If I didn't push her, would she dare to try?”
“My harshness was intentional; she needed a kick to actually step up.”
Derived from classical Chinese stratagems, provoking pride or defiance is a deeply entrenched parental method to motivate children.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
provoke; spur someone on by goading
Verb reduplication of '激' indicating a casual, deliberate attempt to provoke someone into action.
dare to
Auxiliary verb used here in a rhetorical question structure to emphasize necessity.
Forms a rhetorical question implying the obvious answer 'no'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If she had got a better result, she would have to study law.”
“You wished you could take the exam for her. That never happened.”
“Get out. You can't stop her from taking the exam.”
“Whether she passes the audition or not,”
“I just wanted her to apologize, then I would send her to the exam. She wouldn't be late.”
“She's quite motivated, and she loves to learn. Why would she turn down”