我也不好意思问 这哪好意思问呢
“I'm too embarrassed to ask. How can I ask that?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他家里关系是不是挺硬啊 我哪知道啊
“His family has good connections? How would I know?”
我 也不 好意思 问 这 哪好意思 问呢
“I'm too embarrassed to ask. How can I ask that?”
“How much is this? Twelve per serving. Twelve. Want some?”
“Stop expecting me to know; it would be completely inappropriate and awkward for me to pry into his connections.”
While personal connections (guanxi) are heavily speculated upon, directly interrogating someone about their family backing is considered intrusive and lacking in social grace (bu haoyisi).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
embarrassed; shy; improper to do something
Used to describe feeling uncomfortable or awkward about performing a socially sensitive action.
how could one have the nerve to; how could one comfortably
Rhetorical question emphasizing that an action violates social etiquette or modesty.
Reinforces the rhetorical question, emphasizing the absurdity of asking.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I-I'm sorry. I didn't know you were here.”
“So... sorry about that.”
“Right. Sorry, slipped up there.”
“You... -I'm sorry. -It's OK.”
“We can't accept this. No, no. Let me express my gratitude.”
“I was too embarrassed to even bring it up to you.”
“You can see, um... Excuse me. Excuse me, everyone.”
“That's too much.”
“I really don't know, sorry. Sorry.”
“Sorry. It's fine. No worries.”
“I almost felt awkward asking. There's nothing awkward about it.”
“-And this. -Sorry. Sorry. I'm sorry.”