打过去说什么 说我是他儿子
“What should I say? Say I'm his son?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“you should call and ask.”
打 过去 说什么 说 我是 他 儿子
“What should I say? Say I'm his son?”
“He told them he's alone, with no family.”
“It's ridiculous for me to call when he pretends I don't even exist.”
Filial duty is deeply ingrained in Chinese society, making an estranged or disavowed family bond a source of acute public embarrassment and private pain.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what am I supposed to say if I call?
A rhetorical challenge used to reject someone's advice to make an uncomfortable phone call.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“My son is still on my side.”
“On my son's behalf, I just want to say”
“his son is already on the way. No matter what, please help him hold on.”
“How about this? I'll find my son and tell him to accept right away. Alright?”
“Like you're throwing yourself at him!”
“You should've told me the truth. He's your nephew!”