这不过是继子们不想赡养老人
“This is probably just an excuse from the stepsons”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这 不过是 继子们 不想 赡 养老 人
“This is probably just an excuse from the stepsons”
找的借口罢了
“to avoid supporting her.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese law and traditional ethics, adult children have a strict, enforceable moral and legal obligation to financially and physically support elderly parents, including stepparents.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
nothing more than / merely
Used to minimize or see through an opponent's pretense and expose a simplistic or selfish reality.
supporting and providing for elderly parents
A formal and legally charged term denoting the moral and statutory duty to care for aging parents.
