但是我希望你能够明白 既然你跟我结婚了
“I still hope you understand that there are certain principles”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Even if you married me for a better family background,”
但是 我希望 你能 够明白 既然 你 跟我结婚 了
“I still hope you understand that there are certain principles”
“you should follow since you married me. Such as?”
“Regardless of why you married me, you must show proper respect and play by my rules.”
Even in modern marriages, partners from higher social status may appeal to marital roles and formal commitment to enforce behavioral norms.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I hope you can understand
A formal and firm communicative frame used to introduce a stern boundary or non-negotiable condition.
since / given that
Used to establish an undisputed premise to justify the demand that follows.
Marks the completed transition of marital status as an undeniable fact.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I've always wanted to marry you.”
“I've always wanted to marry you.”
“of course, I'd hope you'd marry soon.”
“I could agree to you two getting married, but on one condition.”
“I still want to marry you.”
“I also hope I'm just overthinking it.”