始终都不敢坦诚相待
“can never speak honestly to each other.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
郑公子与我
“You and I”
始终 都不敢 坦诚相待
“can never speak honestly to each other.”
所以郑公子
“So, do drink”
“You were never truly honest with me, and we never let our guards down.”
In Chinese interpersonal relations, breaking past social reserve to achieve genuine openness (坦诚) requires deep mutual trust, making perceived guardedness a frequent point of relationship conflict.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to treat each other with openness and honesty
A four-character set phrase commonly used to describe mutual vulnerability and straightforwardness in relationships.
from beginning to end / all along
Used to emphasize an unbroken continuity of a state or attitude across an entire time frame.