我们月亮呢是想当律师
“Mingyue wants to be a lawyer,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是啊
“Yes.”
我们 月亮呢 是 想当律师
“Mingyue wants to be a lawyer,”
“so she'll apply for China University of Political Science and Law.”
“Look at how ambitious and promising my child is.”
In Chinese culture, careers like law, medicine, or civil service carry high social status, making them frequent topics of proud sharing among parents and relatives.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
wants to become / aspires to be
A standard spoken pattern followed by a profession to express someone's career ambitions.
Serves as a topic-marker that pauses the sentence to draw the listener's attention to the subject.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Now let me ask you. Mingyue, do you have a crush on anyone?”
“Mingyue should have told me”
“If you want the moon, I'll never settle for giving you stars.”
“I was taking a photo of the moon for you. I was about to send it to you when you showed up.”
“Mingyue's mother doesn't like me”
“Mingyue is not talented in managing a relationship, right?”