HSK 4 • Lesson 24复习四 国际婚姻与社会新潮
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复习四 国际婚姻与社会新潮

Fùxí sì: Guójì hūnyīn yǔ shèhuì xīncháo
Review 4: International Marriage & Social Trends
Pattern 1

有情人终成眷属 (Yǒuqíngrén zhōng chéng juànshǔ)

Timeless proverbial idiom: 'Lovers will ultimately unite as husband and wife / Love will find a way'. Expresses that couples genuinely in love will overcome all adversities and external hurdles to forge a happy, enduring marital bond.

Examples
他们相恋了整整八年，经历异国分离与家庭反对，今天终于有情人终成眷属。
Tāmen xiāngliàn le zhěngzhěng bā nián, jīnglì yìguó fēnlí yǔ jiātíng fǎnduì, jīntiān zhōngyú yǒuqíngrén zhōng chéng juànshǔ.
Having loved each other for eight long years through transnational separation and parental objection, today the devoted lovers have finally tied the knot.
愿天下所有的有情人终成眷属，携手共度风雨人生。
Yuàn tiānxià suǒyǒu de yǒuqíngrén zhōng chéng juànshǔ, xiéshǒu gòng dù fēngyǔ rénshēng.
May all true lovers throughout the world find their way to each other and walk hand in hand through life's storms.
Pattern 2

宁可……，也不/也要…… (Nìngkě..., yě bù/yě yào...)

Conjunction expressing resolute preference: 'would rather... than...' or 'would even endure... in order to...'. Reflects uncompromising determination where one voluntarily accepts significant hardships rather than surrender principles or yield to unacceptable conditions.

Examples
父亲当初固执极了，甚至说宁可断绝父子关系，也坚决不同意这桩婚事。
Fùqīn dāngchū gùzhí jí le, shènzhì shuō nìngkě duànjué fùzǐ guānxi, yě jiānjué bù tóngyì zhè zhuāng hūnshì.
The father was exceedingly stubborn back then, even threatening that he would rather sever all filial ties than sanction this marriage.
为了家庭幸福与陪伴孩子成长，他宁可主动降薪减职，也要做个称职的顾家男人。
Wèile jiātíng xìngfú yǔ péibàn háizi chéngzhǎng, tā nìngkě zhǔdòng jiàngxīn jiǎnzhí, yě yào zuò ge chènzhí de gùjiā nánrén.
For the sake of family happiness and accompanying his children's upbringing, he would rather take a pay cut and scale down work to be a devoted family man.
Pattern 3

吵得不可开交 (Chǎo de bùkě-kāijiāo)

Degree complement signifying 'uncontrollably, frantically, beyond reconciliation'. Attached to verbs like 吵 (quarrel), 忙 (busy), 打 (fight), it portrays conflict or activity reaching fever pitch where disengagement or mediation becomes impossible.

Examples
当初因为男方父母思想观念过于保守，两家人为这桩婚事吵得不可开交。
Dāngchū yīnwèi nánfāng fùmǔ sīxiǎng guānniàn guòyú bǎoshǒu, liǎng jiā rén wèi zhè zhuāng hūnshì chǎo de bùkě-kāijiāo.
Back then, because the groom's parents held deeply conservative views, the two families quarreled bitterly to the point of utter impasse over the wedding.
这对小夫妻为了谁该全职留在家里带孩子的问题，已经连续吵得不可开交好几天了。
Zhè duì xiǎo fūqī wèile shéi gāi quánzhí liú zài jiā lǐ dài háizi de wèntí, yǐjīng liánxù chǎo de bùkě-kāijiāo hǎo jǐ tiān le.
This young couple has been bickering endlessly for days on end over which of them should sacrifice their career to care for the toddler.