老爷子说的是让我死吧 别折腾我了
“The old man said, "Just let me die. Stop putting me through this."”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我让鉴定科鉴定过了
“I had the appraisal department examine it.”
老爷子 说的是 让我死 吧 别折腾我了
“The old man said, "Just let me die. Stop putting me through this."”
你打算把这个 就这么交给那仨活宝 他们能接受吗
“You're planning to hand this to those three troublemakers? Will they accept it?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese families often feel obligated by filial piety to exhaust every treatment even if futile, conflicting with an elder's plea to die without prolonged suffering (折腾).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to torment; to put someone through an ordeal
A highly expressive everyday colloquialism used for physical exhaustion, unnecessary hassle, or painful repeated medical procedures.
old man; the elderly gentleman
A warm, respectful, yet colloquial Northern Chinese term for an elderly man or father figure.
Softens the imperative into a desperate plea or resignation to fate.
Marks a cessation of action when combined with 别, meaning 'stop doing it anymore'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Even though the old man is sickly,”
“what exactly caused the old man's death,”
“[Han Chieh] Old man, what are you doing? Why haven't you gone?”
“Sir, why are you here?”
“This war, it will last all night. You ready?”
“Still arguing with the old man here? - Stop it! - Let go!”