但却唯独忽略了你的感受
“But I ignored how you felt.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“or how to do it without hurting your reputation.”
但却唯独忽略了你的感受
“But I ignored how you felt.”
“I forgot that even being one moment late”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Focusing solely on external decorum (reputation) while ignoring the emotional pain of an intimate partner is viewed as a grave moral failing in close Chinese relationships.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
only / solely / exclusively
A slightly formal adverb highlighting a poignant exception, often used when admitting a critical oversight.
neglected your feelings
A mature collocation commonly used in sincere apologies to acknowledge emotional insensitivity.
Marks the completed realization of an action or state of negligence.
