他故意瞒到最后一刻 不告诉你
“He kept it from you until the last moment,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我早上本来都打算要走了 夏侯澹偷偷把你塞了进来
“I was going to leave this morning, but Xiahou Dan secretly put you in here.”
他 故意 瞒到最后一刻 不告诉你
“He kept it from you until the last moment,”
可能也是怕别人泄密吧
“probably to prevent anyone from leaking the secret.”
“He did not trust you enough to let you know earlier.”
In Chinese narrative strategy, keeping allies in the dark until the critical moment prevents accidental leaks and maintains strategic surprise.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the very last moment; the eleventh hour
Commonly used to describe actions deferred until right before a deadline or departure.
to conceal or keep hidden until (a certain time)
Pairs the verb 瞒 (conceal) with 到 to specify the duration or culmination of keeping a secret.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Or were you going to wait until the last minute?”
“I withheld the truth because I was arrogant.”
“And you kept it from me all this time.”
“you've been hiding from me.”
“If you keep hiding the truth, it'll be too late.”
“I didn't mean to hide it from you.”