为何非得让他做弟子
“Why did you insist on taking him as your disciple?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“what did you see in him back then?”
为何 非得让他做弟子
“Why did you insist on taking him as your disciple?”
不是
“I mean,”
“He really isn't good enough, so why are you so stubbornly determined to take him in?”
In traditional Chinese culture, becoming a master's formal disciple is a sacred, lifelong commitment, making the criteria for candidate selection subject to intense scrutiny.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
why must (one) insist on
A rhetorical or questioning pattern expressing skepticism or disapproval regarding someone's stubborn choice.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You said you'd only take him as your disciple.”
“Why?”
“your standards for accepting disciples are extremely high.”
“Why not eliminate him directly?”
“Why did you make him go?”
“otherwise it'll be hard to explain to my mentor.”