不好好地成家立业
“Instead of raising a family and pursuing a career,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你小子今年也二十有七了吧
“you're 27 years old now, aren't you?”
不好 好地 成家立业
“Instead of raising a family and pursuing a career,”
成天招灾惹祸
“you're stirring up trouble all the time.”
“You are old enough to be responsible, so stop wasting your life and messing around.”
Traditional Chinese culture strongly values achieving adulthood milestones—specifically marriage and professional stability—by one's late twenties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to get married and start a career; to settle down
A very common Chinese idiom used especially when talking about traditional milestones for young adults reaching maturity.
not properly; failing to conduct oneself properly
Used before a verb phrase to criticize someone for not taking their duties or life seriously.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“- Good! - Good!”
“Great.”
“Wonderful. This is wonderful.”
“♪ Listen closely to its cries ♪ and live well.”
“Good boy.”
“to live a steady life with.”