你为什么要和不喜欢的人结婚
“Then why marry someone you don't love?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Anyway, a lot of people don't marry for love.”
你 为什么要 和不喜欢的人结婚
“Then why marry someone you don't love?”
“I have my reasons. My own difficulties.”
“Do not settle for a loveless marriage just out of convenience or pressure.”
Reflects the clash between traditional/utilitarian views of marriage based on survival and modern ideals of romantic affection.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
why must / why do you have to
Useful pattern for questioning another person's rationale or demanding justification for a puzzling choice.
someone one does not like
A standard relative clause construction using 的 to describe someone who is not loved or liked.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Your son refuses the marriage, doesn't he?”
“Right, you don't. Why?”
“Then why did you get together? He chased me for 7 or 8 years.”