我怕我自己丢人我才这么说的
“I only said that because I was too ashamed to tell the truth.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“It was just my vanity. I hate myself for it.”
我怕 我 自己 丢人 我 才这么说的
“I only said that because I was too ashamed to tell the truth.”
不是
“No!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Admitting to acting out of fear of 'losing face' is a profound act of vulnerability in Chinese culture, where public dignity and personal pride are fiercely guarded.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to lose face; to be embarrassed
A very common colloquial expression used to describe feeling disgraced or foolish in front of others.
that is why I said it that way
Uses '才' to highlight the specific, often hidden or defensive, cause behind an earlier statement.
Functions as part of the '是……的' explanatory construction to emphasize the underlying reason for speaking.
