我发誓 我再也不会了
“I swear that I won't do it again.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
对不起嘛 我真的以为 你知道他没什么事呢
“I'm sorry. I thought you had known that he was fine.”
我发誓 我 再也不会 了
“I swear that I won't do it again.”
你不要生气了好不好 你再打我两下
“Please don't be mad at me. Hit me.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Exaggerated self-blame combined with physical invitations to 'hit me to vent' is a classic affectionate tactic in Chinese relationships to disarm an upset partner.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I swear; I promise
Use to emphasize strong sincerity when making a promise or reassuring someone.
never again
Common spoken pattern used to guarantee that a mistake will not be repeated.
Marks a change of state, indicating cessation of the wrongful behavior from this point forward.
