我想弥补一下孩子
“so I want to make it up to him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那现在有条件了
“Now my condition is much better,”
我想 弥补一下 孩子
“so I want to make it up to him.”
“What nonsense are you talking about?”
“I have money now, so let me ease my guilty conscience by buying my way back into the child's life.”
In Chinese society, returning parents often believe financial support can compensate for past emotional absence, a stance that frequently clashes with caregiver ethics.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
make up for / compensate a little
A soft way to express making amends or repairing past emotional or material damage.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and don't know how to make it up to you.”
“How do you want me to compensate?”
“You stepped in to help him.”
“can give a child who has temporarily gone astray”
“What will this child do?”
“I'll have to fatten you up.”