让你一个人辛苦了
“it's been hard on you alone.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
妈
“Mom,”
让 你一个 人 辛苦了
“it's been hard on you alone.”
妈妈不辛苦
“I'm fine.”
“I feel terrible that you had to suffer all on your own for my sake.”
Acknowledging another person's toil is a central virtue in Chinese culture, serving to express empathy, respect, and mutual obligation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
alone, by oneself
Commonly used to emphasize solitude or carrying a burden without help.
worked hard, had a tough time
A vital polite formula used to recognize and thank someone for their effort or burden.
Marks an aspectual change of state and softens the statement into an empathetic realization.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You've been through a lot lately. ♪ Waiting for a dark cloud to pass by you ♪”
“ask this of you.”
“You've been working hard all day.”
“You've been working hard all day.”
“You've worked hard this year.”