我不想上大学了 我想学个手艺去
“I don't want to go to college. I want to learn a trade.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这你高考的时候 他还出事儿 妈
“but also he got into trouble during your exam. Mom.”
我不想 上大学 了 我 想学 个 手艺 去
“I don't want to go to college. I want to learn a trade.”
那不行
“No way.”
“College is not viable for our family right now; let me start earning a living.”
In traditional Chinese families, attending university is seen as the primary route to social mobility, making quitting for a trade a dramatic act of rebellion or sacrifice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
learn a trade / acquire a vocational skill
A colloquial way to describe pursuing practical, manual, or technical vocational training.
Indicates a change of mind or new stance regarding college attendance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“to deny my university referral.”
“didn't you always want to go to college?”
“It's not like I have to go to college, so what?”
“Can you tell me why you want to go to university so badly?”
“I'm just not meant for university?”
“If you don't get into a good college,”