长宁 他一次次地欺负我 羞辱我
“Changning! He bullied me and humiliated me again and again.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
长宁
“Changning!”
长宁 他 一次次地欺负我 羞辱我
“Changning! He bullied me and humiliated me again and again.”
是 是
“Yes, yes—”
“You have to help me or stand up for me; I cannot endure this humiliation any longer.”
Expressing victimhood to close relations serves as an implicit plea for familial solidarity and intervention against an outside offender.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
again and again / repeatedly
Used before verbs to emphasize the repetitive and exasperating nature of an action.
to bully / to pick on
Commonly used in daily speech to describe mistreatment or intimidation by someone stronger.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Changning, calm down, alright? Tell me what happened. Okay?”
“Changning's well-being matters more than anything. Right.”
“I certainly didn't dare tell Changning.”
“Changning! Come back with me!”
“I... got separated from Changning.”
“Changning! Calm down!”