我怕我自己丢人我才这么说的 不是
“I only said that because I was too ashamed to tell the truth. No!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我虚荣心 我瞧不起我自己
“It was just my vanity. I hate myself for it.”
我怕 我 自己 丢人 我 才这么说的 不是
“I only said that because I was too ashamed to tell the truth. No!”
“I finally landed a job. Forget about me paying you back.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Young adults in China often carry immense psychological pressure to achieve career success to 'repay' their parents' sacrifices, leading to deep guilt when struggling.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to lose face; to be disgraced
Crucial colloquial term for social embarrassment or disgrace.
no; that's not it / wait, actually
Used colloquially as a discourse marker to halt oneself, restart thought, or introduce a deeper explanation.
Part of the explanatory focus construction reinforcing the motive behind their words.
