有些话他拉不下脸来说
“There are things that he can't bring himself to say.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老许他不是你的亲爹
“Xu isn't your biological father.”
有些话他 拉不下脸 来说
“There are things that he can't bring himself to say.”
我跟你说实话吧
“Let me tell you the truth.”
“Don't blame him for hiding this; it was simply too painful and shameful for him to admit.”
Revealing non-biological paternity often threatens social face and dignity, making open disclosure emotionally paralyzing for older Chinese men.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unable to swallow one's pride; embarrassed or hesitant to do something awkward
A highly common idiom to describe when someone feels too awkward, shy, or proud to say or do something directly.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You just can't swallow your pride”
“always saying inappropriate things to me.”
“I just couldn't stand the way he talked to you.”