Dialogue
赡养义务
Duty of Support
Shàn yǎng yìwù
Dialogue 1
老王
您好,李阿姨,最近身体还好吗?
Hǎo, Lǐ āyí, zuìjìn shēntǐ hái hǎo ma?
Hello, Aunt Li, how are you doing recently?
李阿姨
老王啊,你好你好,我还行,就是腿脚不太方便了。
Lǎo Wáng a, nǐ hǎo nǐ hǎo, wǒ hái xíng, jiùshì tuǐjiǎo bù tài fāngbiàn le.
Oh, Old Wang, hello, hello. I'm okay, but my legs and feet aren't very good.
老王
您年纪大了,身体吃不消也是正常的。您儿子最近工作忙吗?
Nín niánjì dà le, shēntǐ chī bù xiāo yěshì zhèngcháng de. Nín érzi zuìjìn gōngzuò máng ma?
You're getting older, it's normal to be a little worn out. Is your son busy with work lately?
李阿姨
他工作很忙,平时也没什么时间回来看我。
Tā gōngzuò hěn máng, píngshí yě méi shénme shíjiān huí lái kàn wǒ.
He's very busy with work, he doesn't have much time to come back to see me.
老王
这样啊,赡养老人可是儿女的义务,你们应该多沟通沟通。
Zhèyàng a, shàn yǎng lǎorén kěshì érnv de yìwù, nǐmen yīnggāi duō gōutōng gōutōng.
I see, supporting elderly parents is the duty of their children. You two should have more communication.
李阿姨
唉,我也知道,可他总说工作压力大,没时间。
Āi, wǒ yě zhīdào, kě tā zǒng shuō gōngzuò yālì dà, méi shíjiān.
Sigh, I know, but he always says he's under a lot of work pressure and doesn't have time.
老王
您看要不要我帮忙跟他说说?
Nín kàn yào bù yào wǒ bāngmáng gēn tā shuō shuo?
Shall I help you talk to him?
李阿姨
谢谢你,老王,你真是个热心肠。
Xiè xie nǐ, Lǎo Wáng, nǐ zhēnshi ge rèxīncháng.
Thank you, Old Wang, you're such a warm-hearted person.
Dialogue 2
老王
您好,李阿姨,最近身体还好吗?
李阿姨
老王啊,你好你好,我还行,就是腿脚不太方便了。
老王
您年纪大了,身体吃不消也是正常的。您儿子最近工作忙吗?
李阿姨
他工作很忙,平时也没什么时间回来看我。
老王
这样啊,赡养老人可是儿女的义务,你们应该多沟通沟通。
李阿姨
唉,我也知道,可他总说工作压力大,没时间。
老王
您看要不要我帮忙跟他说说?
李阿姨
谢谢你,老王,你真是个热心肠。