幸亏苓苓的名字 不是你取的
“Good thing Zhuling's name wasn't chosen by you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
太土了
“That's so cheesy.”
幸亏 苓苓的名字 不是 你取的
“Good thing Zhuling's name wasn't chosen by you.”
土吗
“Cheesy?”
“You have terrible taste; thank goodness you didn't ruin our kid's name!”
Naming a child in Chinese culture carries immense significance, where names perceived as rustic or old-fashioned ('tu') are often avoided in favor of elegant, modern literary characters.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
fortunately / luckily
Used at the start of a clause to express relief that an undesirable situation was avoided.
to give a name / to name someone
Standard collocation for bestowing or selecting a personal name for a baby or pet.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I separated from you and Zhuling. But in these past few years, I've achieved nothing”
“I still want to take you and Lingling to live in the provincial capital.”
“Ask Lingling's grandmother for her opinion.”
“Sure, sure. -Well… -That’s it. I'll buy the cake from last time”
“before you act. Am I reckless?”
“You say that when I do things, I don't think about Zhuling.”