其实那帮小子他们很可怜的
“Actually, those kids are quite pitiful.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Maybe you'd be willing to change your mind.”
其实 那帮小子他们 很可怜 的
“Actually, those kids are quite pitiful.”
除了足球队的同学们之外
“Except for the students on the football team,”
“Please have some heart and help them out; they really have it tough.”
Appealing to human sympathy and emotional vulnerability is a standard Chinese conversational strategy to persuade someone when logical arguments alone might fail.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
that bunch of boys / those young lads
An informal, affectionate or colloquial term referring to a group of younger males.
pitiful / deserving of sympathy
Used to describe an unfortunate plight or evoke emotional support.
Placed at the sentence end to emphasize conviction and reinforce the descriptive assertion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What about those boys?”
“♪ Every one of them gives me the strength not to fear being hurt ♪ I didn't expect those boys to actually do it.”
“could get to know those boys properly.”
“None of these kids saves me any worry.”
“are those bastards.”
“these two poor kids.”