我劝他回到上海来看病
“I told him to come back to Shanghai for treatment.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
到死他都要喝
“He will drink until the day he dies.”
我劝他回到上海 来看病
“I told him to come back to Shanghai for treatment.”
“Cancer is not necessarily untreatable now.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Metropolises like Shanghai represent the pinnacle of medical expertise in China; returning there for critical illnesses like cancer is standard practice for seeking better survival chances.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
advised him / tried to persuade him
Used to denote urging or counseling someone against an unwise decision or toward a beneficial path.
to see a doctor / to seek medical treatment
A versatile verb-object phrase meaning both undergoing medical consultation and getting treated.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Will she come back from Shanghai to see him then?”
“I'm going back to Shanghai!”
“When I return to Shanghai next time,”
“Once we're back in Shanghai, let me take you two out for dinner. Sounds good.”
“Just go back to Shanghai with peace of mind.”
“Not at all. Seeing how well his treatment is going,”