想念也要有个底线吧
“There has to be a boundary.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他只是很想念你妈而已
“He just misses your mom, that's all.”
想念 也要 有个底线 吧
“There has to be a boundary.”
“Can you put boundaries on missing someone?”
“Obsessing over this is unhealthy and getting out of hand.”
Chinese pragmatics often emphasizes practical reality over prolonged emotional wallowing when family functioning is compromised.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have a bottom line or limit
Commonly used to demand that someone maintain self-control or avoid going too far in behavior or emotion.
Softens the blunt critique into a solicitous suggestion or rhetorical appeal.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Please do not overthink it.”
“So you needn't think too much.”
“Shouldn't I think it through?”
“can't be ignored altogether.”
“Stop getting overly involved in my personal life.”
“Don't rush me. Let me think. What is there to think about?”