我就是担心 他要是知道了
“I'm worried that if he finds out,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那倒还没有
“- Mother… - Not yet. I'm hungry.”
我就是担心 他要是知道了
“I'm worried that if he finds out,”
“every weasel in the streets will know too.”
“If he gets wind of this, he'll blab to everyone immediately.”
In tight-knit social or work circles, information spreads rapidly, so people often omit the obvious disastrous outcome when discussing a notorious blabbermouth.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if (someone) finds out
A colloquial conditional pattern used to introduce a potential risk or unwanted scenario.
my only worry is / I am just concerned that
Commonly used to narrow down one's reservation before bringing up a risk.
Marks a hypothetical change of state regarding the acquisition of knowledge.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm just worried that something might have happened to him.”
“I was worried about him and had to do something.”
“(Why would he be worried about me?)”
“If he finds out, I'm done for.”
“but I'm worried that if he refuses,”
“is hiding something from us?”