他是一个不太善于 表达自己情感的人
“he just wasn't very good at expressing his feelings.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我原来以为
“I used to think”
他 是 一个不太善于 表达 自己 情感 的人
“he just wasn't very good at expressing his feelings.”
“I thought he was giving up on himself while waiting for you to go back to him.”
“Do not judge him harshly; he loves you deeply even if he cannot say it out loud.”
Chinese cultural norms historically prize emotional restraint over overt verbal affection, leading people often to excuse silence as deep, unspoken devotion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
good at; adept in
A versatile verb used before actions or skills to describe natural aptitude, often negated with '不'.
express one's own emotions
Standard collocation used when describing personal communication styles and emotional literacy.