咱俩就去林梅家提亲的 那哪行啊
“and propose when you've arrived. That won't do.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I was thinking the same thing. I was thinking we'd go to Lin Mei's”
咱俩就去林梅家 提亲 的 那哪行啊
“and propose when you've arrived. That won't do.”
哪有妹妹跟着哥哥提亲的呀
“I can't let you tag along to a proposal.”
“That makes no sense socially; a sister shouldn't go along to propose for her brother.”
Traditional Chinese marriage conventions require adherence to specific rituals regarding who represents the groom's family during the formal proposal, and having certain relatives tag along inappropriately can breach customary propriety.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to propose marriage (formally to the bride's family)
Refers specifically to the traditional custom where the groom's side visits the bride's parents to formally ask for marriage.
how could that work?; that's totally unacceptable
A rhetorical objection used colloquially to dismiss a suggestion as completely infeasible or inappropriate.
Reinforces the rhetorical question, emphasizing strong disagreement with the proposed idea.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Lin Mei is so outstanding.”
“someone introduced a match to our Lin Mei. He works for the city transport team,”