你现在是费家人 你就不应该回来吃饭
“Now that you've married into the Feis, you shouldn't even come back here for lunch.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
林梅 你以前是林家人 那肉票当然是要拿回来的
“Lin Mei. You used to be part of the Lins. It's normal for you to give us your meat coupons.”
你现在 是 费家人 你 就不应该 回来吃饭
“Now that you've married into the Feis, you shouldn't even come back here for lunch.”
这点道理都不懂
“Don't you know that?”
“You belong to another household now; stop acting like you can still eat from our pantry.”
Traditionally in China, a married woman was considered part of her husband's clan ('spilled water'), meaning relying on her natal family for scarce food or resources was frowned upon.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
should not; ought not to
Used to express moral judgment or violations of expected norms.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How are you part of the Fei family? My aunt is,”
“Ladies, you're not coming home for dinner?”
“so I am too.”
“Aunt. I'm part of the Fei family now.”
“I said I'd bring Fei Ting home for dinner. This is all we're having?”
“Nothing beats home-cooked food.”