惟愿一生追随爷爷的脚步
“I wish only to follow in your footsteps all my life,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
在您灵前 孙女立誓
“before your coffin, I make this vow—”
惟愿一生追随爷爷的脚步
“I wish only to follow in your footsteps all my life,”
振兴家业 将李墨 将徽墨发扬光大
“to revive our family's legacy, and to carry forward Li Ink and Hui Ink to their fullest glory!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Swearing at an ancestor's altar (lingqian) represents one of the most sacred commitments in Chinese traditional culture, binding personal identity to ancestral duty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to follow in someone's footsteps
A respectful, formal idiom used to express a commitment to continuing another person's path or life work.