到时候凌霄和子秋 到北京上大学了
“By then, Ling Xiao and Ziqiu will go to college in Beijing”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
闹啊 就让他们闹去 能闹几个月啊
“Just let them be. It won't be for long.”
到时候 凌霄和子秋 到北京上大学 了
“By then, Ling Xiao and Ziqiu will go to college in Beijing”
“and we'll have only Jianjian.”
“Once the boys move away, our family will never be the same, and our girl will be left all alone.”
In Chinese households, children moving away to top tier cities like Beijing for university is a celebrated milestone that carries deep emotional melancholy for parents.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
when the time comes / by then
Extremely common time linker used to introduce a future scenario.
to attend university / go to college
The standard colloquial term for going away to college.
Indicates an anticipated change of state once the future event occurs.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Then what do you think about Ling Xiao and Ziqiu?”
“But Ling Xiao is in the third year at high school.”
“went to the school to find Ling Xiao today.”
“You know, Ling Xiao will go back to Singapore the day after tomorrow.”
“You're grown up.”
“Since childhood, you've been wanting to stay with Ling Xiao.”