万一她的事业出了状况
“If her career crashes,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
要求他轻易放弃
“ask him to give it up easily.”
万一 她的事业 出了状况
“If her career crashes,”
至少还有我撑着
“at least I can support us.”
“I need to be strong enough to back her up if things fall apart.”
In Chinese romantic and marital norms, being willing and able to financially buffer a partner's career risks is seen as the ultimate expression of love and responsibility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just in case; what if
Used at the beginning of a clause to hypothesize an unexpected or undesirable risk.
run into trouble; encounter a problem
A natural spoken phrase for unexpected malfunctions, hiccups, or career crises.