你跟我说句实话 你是不是外边有别的家了
“tell me the truth. Do you have another family outside?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
任海平
“Ren Haiping,”
你跟我说 句 实话 你 是不是 外边有别的家了
“tell me the truth. Do you have another family outside?”
我 我外边有别的家
“Me? Another family outside?”
“Stop lying to me; I know something is going on and I need you to confess right now.”
Having a 'home outside' carries heavy moral and legal stigmas in Chinese society, often linked to maintaining a secret mistress or second household.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
tell the truth / to be honest
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to press someone for honesty or before offering a candid opinion.
having another family outside / maintaining a secret household
A colloquial euphemism referring to serious marital infidelity or keeping a second family.
Indicates a new state of affairs or a change that the speaker suspects has already taken place.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Just tell me the truth.”
“tell me the truth. Alright?”
“tell me the truth.”
“To be honest, I have been to several villages today”
“I'm just being honest.”
“I'll be honest with you.”