他很不开心 可是又没有办法反驳
“which made him so upset, but he didn't know how to refute.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他说他同学都在悄悄议论你
“he told me that his classmates were all gossiping about you,”
他 很不开心 可是 又 没有办法反驳
“which made him so upset, but he didn't know how to refute.”
“He has endured all of this silently by himself.”
“Look at what your mess has done to him—he had to swallow all the humiliation.”
Enduring emotional pain silently rather than making a scene is often seen as a tragic yet poignant virtue in Chinese culture, which intensifies the guilt of the responsible party.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have no way; to be powerless
A staple spoken phrase used to express utter helplessness or lack of alternatives.
to refute; to retort
Commonly used in spoken and written Chinese to denote verbal rebuttal or counterargument.