说不定也能勉强上个大学
“we might barely make it into a college.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
好好学文化
“and study hard,”
说不定 也能 勉强上个大学
“we might barely make it into a college.”
“Wait, why are these all spicy too?”
“You are cutting it close, so work hard or you won't even make it into a mediocre college.”
Securing a university spot is viewed by Chinese families as a baseline life necessity, leading mentors and relatives to constantly prod students to study even when expectations are low.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
perhaps; maybe; who knows
Use this conversational adverb to suggest an uncertain but plausible future outcome.
barely; with difficulty; reluctantly
Placed before verbs to indicate that an achievement was attained only with great effort or just scraping by.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's not like I have to go to college, so what?”
“If university intakes are still based on academic merit, I'd have secured a place.”
“If you don't get into a good college,”
“and get into a good university.”
“Then college shouldn't be a problem.”
“Of course, she qualifies. I wanted to go to college, too.”