在这大庭广众的丢人现眼
“make a fool of myself in public for you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还得为了你
“but I also have to”
在这 大庭广众 的 丢人现眼
“make a fool of myself in public for you.”
你倒好
“And you,”
“You have thoroughly embarrassed me and ruined our dignity in front of everyone.”
Causing an ugly scene in public ('大庭广众') is considered deeply shameful in Chinese society because maintaining face requires that conflicts remain strictly behind closed doors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in broad daylight / in full public view
A chengyu used to emphasize that an action is taking place before a large public audience.
to make a fool of oneself / to cause embarrassment
A vivid four-character idiom used when someone brings shame or ridicule upon themselves publicly.
Nominalizes or marks the descriptive clause, indicating the manner of the inappropriate action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He collapsed in public,”
“To dare swap identities under everyone's eyes.”
“In broad daylight,”
“You're really getting good at embarrassing me.”
“I've completely embarrassed myself.”