这药是你给我爹的？
“Did you give this to my father?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
谢燕来
“is Xie Yanlai.”
这药 是你 给我 爹的？
“Did you give this to my father?”
是
“Yes.”
“Did you really give this to my dad, and what were you planning?”
Administering or meddling with medicine intended for elders is a grave issue in traditional Chinese culture, often triggering intense scrutiny and suspicion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this medicine
A common spoken reference to medication currently being discussed or held.
give to my father
Use '爹' in historical or casual colloquial settings instead of '爸爸' or '父亲'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Besides mugwort, my father added lots of medicinal powders inside.”
“He used this medicine I have in my hand.”
“Why? Don't you already have a prescription?”
“But you wrote me a deadly poison?”
“I can tell it is good medicine.”
“a prescription, you know?”