阿娘之前只是花些钱 也就罢了
“At first, she just spent money, nothing serious.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
求神拜佛 总想要和我父亲再见上一面
“always praying to deities. She desperately wanted to see Father again.”
阿娘之前只是 花些钱 也就罢了
“At first, she just spent money, nothing serious.”
但最近 周姑姑介绍了一个王天师
“But recently, Ms. Zhou introduced her Immortal Master Wang.”
“I could overlook her wasting money before, but things are getting completely out of hand now.”
Adult children often tolerate elderly parents' eccentricities or minor superstitions out of filial respect until predatory fraudsters step in.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
would have been fine / can be let slide / so be it
A useful pragmatic phrase indicating reluctant toleration of an earlier, lesser annoyance before introducing a bigger grievance.
spend some money
Downplays the financial amount to emphasize that money was not the real dealbreaker.
Marks completion and a settled emotional state of resignation within '也就罢了'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mom, I have studies to attend to. I must take my leave.”
“Your mother's eyes haven't been good lately. Make do with these for now.”
“What? How could Mom be unwell?”
“I have failed him.”
“Mother still couldn't make it through.”
“But I have to ask my mom.”