那我们家几辈子都还不清啊
“Our family couldn't repay it in generations.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“He donated 10 million for your sake?”
那我们家 几辈子都还不清 啊
“Our family couldn't repay it in generations.”
你丁叔叔真是太重情重义了 他是把你当亲闺女一样
“Your Uncle Ding is truly loyal and affectionate. He treats you like his own daughter.”
“This favor is way too huge—we will never be free from this obligation.”
In Chinese culture, receiving a favor that cannot be repaid creates an imbalance of power, often binding the recipient to the benefactor forever.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
several lifetimes
Hyperbolic expression used to convey a vast span of time or an impossibility of completion.
cannot pay off / impossible to repay
A potential complement expressing inability to completely settle a financial or moral debt.
Heightens emotional intensity and conveys a sense of despair and helplessness.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“in this lifetime.”
“make up for such a mistake.”
“until you atone for all their sins.”
“a moment of peace all year.”
“This could last you forever.”
“We've been here for most of our lives.”