也是 暗恋嘛
“Well, it was a secret love.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我不太清楚
“I don't know it.”
也是 暗恋 嘛
“Well, it was a secret love.”
“Why did he even tell you about his secret love?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Unexpressed romantic longing ('anlian') is a prominent emotional theme in Chinese youth narratives, valued for its delicacy and privacy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
secret crush / unrequited secret love
A common noun and verb in Chinese dating culture denoting harboring romantic feelings without confessing.
fair enough / that makes sense
A handy conversational response used to concede or validate the other party's point.
Marks an obvious, self-evident truth or rationalization, implying 'it goes without saying'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How come there are people who prefer secret love?”
“It's just about building relationships.”
“that a love relationship only involves two people.”
“I thought she was just flirting with that guy.”
“It's a blind date, after all. We should at least get some basic things out of the way.”
“Are you seeing someone?”