结婚不就是为了生孩子吗
“getting married is for having kids.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就是
“I just think”
结婚 不就是为了 生孩子 吗
“getting married is for having kids.”
“I'd like to have them sooner rather than later.”
“Obviously, having children is the whole point of marriage, so why delay it?”
In traditional Chinese culture, marriage and childbearing are closely intertwined, with strong cultural expectations to produce offspring to continue the family lineage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
isn't it simply...?; is it not just...?
Use this rhetorical construction to state an obvious fact or strongly assert your viewpoint.
to give birth to a child
A common colloquial verb-object compound for procreation or having kids.
Marks a rhetorical question to demand agreement rather than seek new information.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why on earth do they have to have kids?”
“You really don't plan on having children anymore?”
“they're heading for marriage anyway.”
“will I not be able to have children?”
“do you know why I have always been worried about having a child?”
“Divorce isn't a simple matter.”