我这一辈子都在这里生活
“that I've spent my whole life living here”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我这 一辈子 都 在这 里生活
“that I've spent my whole life living here”
也没有离开过这儿
“and never left.”
“My whole life was confined to this one place, and I deeply regret never having explored the world.”
Older generations in China often spent their entire lives in their ancestral village or hometown; looking back, many feel mixed emotions of rooted security contrasted with the regret of unexplored horizons.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
all one's life; throughout one's entire lifetime
A very common spoken expression used when summarizing lifelong experiences or major regrets.