说得也太难听了吧
“That sounds too harsh.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
背叛
“Betray him?”
说得也太难听了吧
“That sounds too harsh.”
看来
“It seems”
“You didn't have to put it so bluntly—stop making me look that bad.”
Labeling someone's action as direct 'betrayal' severely strips away face, prompting an immediate rhetorical hedge to blunt the shame.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
put it too bluntly or harshly
Commonly used to call out someone whose words sound excessively accusatory or lacking tact.
Softens the direct protest into a mild rhetorical query, urging the listener to reconsider their wording.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“how bad the gossip will be.”
“Why are you so rude?”
“but your words are still so harsh.”
“Don't make it sound so harsh.”
“Why are you being so nasty? Look where you are!”