我不得不跟你 提醒一句
“I have to give you a reminder.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Then don't say it. But since I saw it,”
我 不得不 跟你 提醒 一句
“I have to give you a reminder.”
“Reporter Shao isn't from around here.”
“You might not want to hear this, but you are being naive and need to be careful.”
Prefacing warnings with phrases denoting reluctance softens potential offense while signaling that the advice is critically important.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have no choice but to / cannot help but
Used as a pragmatic hedge to soften advice by framing it as an unavoidable necessity.
give a word of advice / remind briefly
A polite, understated way to introduce a potentially critical or sensitive cautionary remark.