我叫她打掉 她还不肯 说要自己养
“I told her to have an abortion, but she wouldn't. She said she would raise the child herself.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“she came back and said she got divorced. And she was even pregnant.”
我叫她 打掉 她还 不肯 说要 自己养
“I told her to have an abortion, but she wouldn't. She said she would raise the child herself.”
我跑去找那个赵华光 那个混蛋东西 说不要
“I went to talk to Zhao Huaguang, but that jerk said that he didn't want the child”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese society, being a divorced single mother poses immense financial hardship and social stigma, prompting older relatives to strongly favor abortion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have an abortion
A direct, blunt colloquial term referring to terminating a pregnancy.
raise by oneself
Used to describe bearing the financial and caretaking responsibility of a child alone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and that she should have an abortion immediately. Mom,”
“Let her hit me. Beat me to death.”
“Beat her. Beat her to death. Hit her. Beat her to death.”
“We can't kick her out of our place, can we?”
“I can't just throw her out too, can I?”
“This time, I definitely… can… can get rid of her.”