虽然我很讨厌承认这一点
“and loathe as I am to admit it,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他是获得政治庇护的难民
“He's a political refugee who's here on asylum,”
虽然 我很 讨厌 承认 这一点
“and loathe as I am to admit it,”
“he's a good copper, better than most.”
“I don't like him personally, but professional honesty forces me to admit he is good.”
Explicitly admitting personal reluctance signals intellectual honesty and enhances the credibility of the praise that follows.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
although; even though
Concessive conjunction used to introduce a contrasting premise.
hate to admit
Expresses personal reluctance when confronting an undeniable fact.
this point; this aspect
Demonstrative phrase referring precisely to the specific statement that follows or precedes.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I really despise you.”
“Actually, I hate myself too.”
“I genuinely despise you.”
“She hates us very much.”