我就是不想把谈恋爱变成过日子
“I don't want dating to turn into living.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But love shouldn't be only about that.”
我 就是不想 把谈恋爱变成过日子
“I don't want dating to turn into living.”
谈恋爱 过日子
“Dating, living...”
“I want passion and romance, not boring household chores and compromise.”
A central tension in modern Chinese relationships is the dichotomy between idealistic romance ('tan lian'ai') and the pragmatic, mundane duties of family life ('guorizi' / 'fuel, rice, oil, and salt').
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be in a romantic relationship, to date
Refers specifically to romantic dating as opposed to formal marriage or cohabitation.
to lead everyday domestic life, to settle down to daily routine
Often carries connotations of pragmatic, unglamorous household survival, household budgeting, and routine chores.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Are you seeing someone?”
“Isn't this about teaching people to date?”
“are not looking for love.”
“I don't want to be a big sister when I'm dating.”
“So you'd rather work than date me. No.”
“I don't want to date or get married.”
“I don't recommend women being lovesick.”
“I don't want to date.”
“I don't want to fall into a romantic cliché.”
“Who doesn't want to live a normal life?”
“But asking me to restrain my relationship? It's not going to happen.”
“Are you dating someone again?”
“It's not that you can't. Just not right now.”
“The reason I don't date is for the other person's sake.”