可是他要没有了妈
“But if he loses his mother,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是不是
“Right?”
可是 他 要 没有了 妈
“But if he loses his mother,”
他这辈子就毁了
“his entire life will be ruined.”
“Think of the innocent child; he cannot survive without his mother.”
Traditional Chinese culture places heavy emphasis on the irreplaceable nature of maternal care for a child's moral, psychological, and social development.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if (someone/something) were to be gone
A colloquial conditional structure used to present a hypothetical negative consequence.
Indicates a hypothetical change of state resulting in absence or loss.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but his mother is still alive.”
“But back then, I really had no choice.”
“I can't let him lose his father at such a young age.”
“He said he and my mother stopped loving each other a long time ago.”
“lost her mom at such young age. What a poor girl!”
“mainly depends on his mother. He does not have much money.”