我们早就应该出国了
“If you had listened to me, we would have been abroad.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
如果要是听我的
“If you had listened to me, we would have been abroad.”
我们早就应该出国了
“If you had listened to me, we would have been abroad.”
“See what happened because you were too stubborn? We would be much better off if you had listened to me.”
During recent decades, moving or studying abroad was seen by many Chinese families as a prime avenue for upward mobility, making decisions around it a frequent source of familial tension.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
should have long ago
A common structure to express strong regret or hindsight criticism regarding a delayed decision.
go abroad
Often used in modern Chinese discussions concerning emigration, overseas study, or international career moves.
Functions as a sentence-final particle signaling a change of state or realized conclusion in hindsight.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Wouldn't it have been better if we had left the country?”
“I've made up my mind to come back to China.”
“But she's already gone abroad. What's really going on here?”