- 为什么? - 因为你已经答应我你不抽烟
“- I am? - You already promised you would stop.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Tomorrow, Mom's going to the doctor and Dad's giving up smoking.”
- 为什么 ? - 因为你已经答应我 你 不抽烟
“- I am? - You already promised you would stop.”
明天啊
“- [Chia-jen] Tomorrow! - Now hand them over, or else.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In contemporary Chinese families, younger generations increasingly feel empowered to supervise and correct elderly parents' unhealthy habits, such as smoking or drinking.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
promise me
Used to remind someone of a commitment or request an agreement to a condition.