我爸呢 你爸春节加班
“Where's Dad? He's working overtime.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You haven't had lunch? No. Perfect timing. Join us.”
我爸 呢 你爸 春节加班
“Where's Dad? He's working overtime.”
“Come here. Let your aunt sit here.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Spring Festival is the most important family reunion holiday in China; having to work overtime during this period implies hard work or unavoidable duty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
working overtime during Spring Festival
Commonly used in China to describe working through the Chinese New Year holiday instead of taking time off.
Marks an elliptical question inquiring about the location or status of a person.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Your dad really treats you well.”
“Your dad still looks the same.”
“Look at me, a while ago work wasn't going well for me.”
“Dad, Mr. Li, you guys continue. I'm going to work.”
“What happened to my dad? There's nothing serious with your father.”
“Every day I watched my dad working so hard,”