对不起 今天让你看到我们 吵架了
“sorry to get you involved in our fight.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
舅妈
“Aunt,”
对不起 今天 让 你看 到我们 吵架了
“sorry to get you involved in our fight.”
谢谢你来帮忙
“Thanks for coming to help.”
“I'm so embarrassed that you had to witness our ugly private argument.”
In Chinese culture, letting relatives or outsiders witness an internal domestic quarrel causes significant loss of face, prompting an immediate sincere apology.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I am sorry / pardon me
Common introductory phrase used before expressing remorse or regret.
to quarrel / to argue
Used to describe verbal fights between family members, couples, or friends.
Marks the completed event that occurred during the day.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm sorry. Why?”
“Sorry. Why are you so startled? I'm clearing my throat. I, uh...”
“I'm sorry for causing you trouble today. I'm fine.”
“Sorry. Pretend I didn't say that.”
“Sorry. Hearing you go on like this makes me”
“I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.”
“♪ So why do I care for a single glance from you? ♪ I'm sorry, Shi. ♪ Drinking a pot of the past ♪”
“I'm sorry. I messed everything up today.”
“Sorry. Sorry. I didn't mean to.”
“I'm sorry. I got too carried away before.”
“Sorry. We were a bit loud yesterday. We apologize.”
“I'm sorry to have let you see this.”