是 我 我之前没跟您说
“Yes. I... I didn't tell you before”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Just make sure you treat him well.”
是 我 我之前 没跟您说
“Yes. I... I didn't tell you before”
“because we'd just met.”
“Please don't be mad at me; let me explain why I didn't mention this earlier.”
Young adults in China often face intense parental pressure regarding dating, leading to hesitation and nervous justifications when keeping dating details private.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
didn't tell you before
A respectful way to admit failing to disclose something earlier, utilizing the polite honorific pronoun '您'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Nothing.”
“I didn't tell you because you once said that once I got better,”
“I... I never mentioned it? When did you ever mention it?”
“Didn't I tell you before?”
“I didn't say that.”
“we had nothing to talk about before,”