可是他看上去又很抗拒他呀
“but he looks very resistant to him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
赵平跟他是朋友
“Zhao Ping is his friend,”
可是 他 看上去 又很抗拒他呀
“but he looks very resistant to him.”
你说得没错
“You are right.”
“If they're really friends, why is he showing so much aversion towards him?”
In Chinese communicative culture, non-verbal cues and instinctive reactions are often considered more revealing than overt verbal affirmations when judging someone's real feelings.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
appears to be / looks like
A staple spoken discourse marker used to introduce an observation based on outward behavior or visual impression.
resistant / averse / repulsed
Formal verb/adjective used colloquially here to describe visible psychological or physical reluctance to interact with someone.
Softens the questioning tone while seeking confirmation or shared consensus from the interlocutor.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Although he usually seems a bit unreliable,”
“which made him so upset, but he didn't know how to refute.”
“I know he seems weird,”
“He's a bit impatient.”
“I won't be able to fight back in that case.”
“Look at his face. He looks so guilty.”