就是面子上拉不下来
“You just can't swallow your pride”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
什么怕牵连她
“About being afraid to involve her.”
就是 面子 上 拉不下来
“You just can't swallow your pride”
不想去道歉罢了
“and go apologize.”
“Quit pretending you're protecting her; you're just too proud to admit you were wrong.”
In Chinese social interaction, admitting fault often implies a painful loss of social standing or dignity ('face'), which people sometimes avoid by concocting more acceptable excuses.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
too proud to swallow one's pride or lose face
A common idiom used to describe when someone cannot bring themselves to apologize or concede due to ego.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“For something my master can't bring herself to do,”
“There are things that he can't bring himself to say.”
“So, you won't give me any face?”
“I've got no right to defend myself.”
“I can't face them.”
“but my client cares a lot about her image.”
“Are you too embarrassed? Too proud to do it?”
“I just feel so embarrassed.”