委屈我们妮妮了
“I feel sorry for her!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“When it came to housing, I couldn't help either.”
委屈 我们妮妮了
“I feel sorry for her!”
爸
“Dad,”
“I am so sorry I failed you as a father by not providing you with a better home.”
In planned-economy China, urban housing was strictly allocated by state work units; inability to secure housing was seen as a significant personal and paternal failure.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cause someone to suffer grievances or be treated unfairly
Used transitively to express sorrow or guilt toward someone who had to compromise or endure hardship.
Signals a completed state that now directly impacts the speaker's emotional state.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We can't let her stay with her like this.”
“She's such a good girl. Who wouldn't like her? Right?”
“If you ever treat Ni badly,”
“we'd have to kick Ni out.”
“Ni seems to be down and preoccupied.”
“Well, Ni-ni said she wants to go out today.”