乖乖按我说的做 不然让你的丑事大白天下
“Do as I say obediently. Or your dirty secrets will be exposed.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
殿下 赤狐被发现了
“Your Highness, Red Fox has been exposed.”
乖乖按 我说的 做 不然 让你的 丑事 大白天下
“Do as I say obediently. Or your dirty secrets will be exposed.”
进来
“Come in.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Because maintaining social face and moral reputation is crucial in Chinese society, the threat of having shameful deeds exposed publicly is a devastating tool of leverage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be fully revealed to the public; brought to light
A formal four-character idiom describing secrets, truths, or scandals being exposed to everyone.
scandal; shameful act
Refers to disgraceful personal secrets that ruin someone's social reputation if revealed.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“to admit things I haven't done like this.”
“Do as he said! Hurry!”
“do as I say.”
“-Just do as I say. -Honey.”
“It's hard for me to say. I can't talk carelessly.”
“we've done exactly as you said. When we see him, we act like nothing has happened,”