这是姑母的嫁妆银子 自然应该还给你
“This is Aunt's dowry money, so it should be returned to you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那不行
“That won't do.”
这是姑母的 嫁妆 银子 自然应该 还给你
“This is Aunt's dowry money, so it should be returned to you.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese family law and ethics, a woman's dowry (嫁妆) remained her distinct property and was intended to pass to her own children, rather than merging into the general family estate.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
dowry silver / marriage portion
A historical term referring to money provided by a bride's family, legally and socially protected as her personal property.
naturally ought to / of course should
Use this collocation when asserting that an action is an obvious moral or logical imperative.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If you know what's proper, you should bring out some silver to compensate the second branch,”
“Now that she's married, she's giving those vouchers to someone else's family.”