他可能会故作深沉
“he might pretend to be profound,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
面对你的诱惑
“Facing your temptation,”
他可能会 故作深沉
“he might pretend to be profound,”
表现得很淡定
“acting very calm.”
“Do not buy his aloof act; he is just pretending to stay in control.”
In Chinese social and dating culture, adopting an aloof and philosophical persona is a common male defense mechanism to preserve dignity and appear sophisticated.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to affect an air of profundity; to pose as deep
A slightly derisive or playful four-character expression used when someone fakes seriousness to appear wise or unbothered.
he might / he will likely
A useful epistemic hedge in conversational Chinese to make speculative predictions about someone's future behavior.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Do you think he will remain indifferent”
“I'm afraid he now holds a deep grudge against me.”
“I think he might have”
“he always listens patiently”
“I don't think he'll let this go.”
“But I'm still upset that he hid it from me.”