要和“黑五类”的父母 彻底划清界限
“I'm going to cut ties with my “Black Five Categories” parents.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“(Director Wu, I've made up my mind.)”
要和“黑五类”的父母 彻底 划清界限
“I'm going to cut ties with my “Black Five Categories” parents.”
这些都是他们寄给我的信件 还有照片
“These are all the letters and photos they sent me.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
During radical political movements in modern Chinese history, individuals were often compelled to publicly denounce and cut family ties to survive politically.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
draw a clear line; sever relations
A powerful idiom used to express completely distancing oneself from a person, group, or ideology.
Five Black Categories
A historical political label during the Cultural Revolution referring to landlords, rich peasants, counter-revolutionaries, bad elements, and rightists.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We absolutely cannot let those kids see this.”
“- Can I help you, ma'am? - Get lost! - No entry allowed! - I'm begging you. Let me go.”
“Neither you nor your mother are any good.”
“My father forbade them from doing evil.”
“There shouldn't be any grudges between you two as father and daughter.”
“my family is where I draw the line.”