还对你隐瞒当晚的来龙去脉 但话说回来
“what happened that night after you sobered up. But still,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I'm sorry. I shouldn't have hidden”
还对你 隐瞒 当晚的 来龙去脉 但 话说回来
“what happened that night after you sobered up. But still,”
“there's no need to stay so far away.”
“I admit I withheld information, but you have to look at the bigger picture and hear my side of the story.”
The turn marker '话说回来' is frequently deployed in close interpersonal negotiations to shift smoothly from admitting fault to defending one's motives without escalating the conflict.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the full background; the ins and outs; the whole sequence of events
A widely used four-character idiom ideal for referring to the comprehensive story or root cause of a complicated situation.
but on the other hand; having said that; that being said
A vital conversational transitional phrase used to introduce a qualifying point, counter-argument, or softer tone after conceding something.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I don't care what else you're hiding from me.”
“I don't blame you for hiding it back then.”
“How long are you going to keep hiding it?”
“And you kept it from me all this time.”
“what exactly are you hiding? Confess.”
“If you keep hiding the truth, it'll be too late.”