你是眼看着儿子长大的
“You watched him grow up.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不理解我这当父亲的心
“he doesn't understand how I feel as a father.”
你是 眼看着儿子长大 的
“You watched him grow up.”
怎么对他这么一点信心都没有
“How can you have so little confidence in him?”
“You know him better than anyone, so you of all people should believe in him.”
In Chinese families, parents expect each other to maintain unified solidarity and unwavering moral support toward their offspring.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
witnessing with one's own eyes; watching helplessly/closely
Highlights personal, direct observation of a process unfolding over time.
grown up
Often paired with verbs of observation to emphasize long-term familiarity.
Used at the end of the clause to assert and emphasize an established fact.