可她偏偏就看上你爸了 说他人好
“but she just fell for your father, because she thought your father was a good man.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你妈以前 多好强一个人啊 那么多人看上她
“Your mother used to be such a great woman. A lot of men took a fancy to her,”
可她 偏偏 就 看上 你爸了 说他 人好
“but she just fell for your father, because she thought your father was a good man.”
你外公当时就不同意 说是人好有啥用啊
“But your grandpa didn't agree, saying that it was no use being a good man”
“Against all reason and better prospects, she stubbornly chose your father just because he was nice.”
Older Chinese generations often weigh moral reliability ('being a good person') against practical and socio-economic capabilities when evaluating a marital match.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
stubbornly / contrary to expectations / just had to
Expresses an outcome that runs completely counter to common sense or what was expected.
to take a liking to / to choose romantically
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to express falling for someone or fancying a specific item.
Marks the completion of the action and realization of her romantic choice.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You think she looks down on me?”
“yet you chose the most stubborn and outdated one.”
“If you really can, go check on your dad.”
“why you were the one”
“because our family is rich! She's trying to seduce Dad!”
“And your father always does whatever she says.”