真不是我们不想进去
“It's not that we don't want to go in.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Why are you all standing outside? Let's go in.”
真不是我 们 不想 进去
“It's not that we don't want to go in.”
小林老师 好像是你订错酒店 订成明天的了
“Ms. Lin, it seems you've booked the hotel for tomorrow by mistake.”
“Don't yell at us; there is a serious issue that you caused.”
Instead of immediately accusing the person responsible for the booking error, Chinese speakers often soften the revelation by first clarifying their own position.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it really isn't
Commonly used to refute an assumption or clear up a misunderstanding before stating the real reason.
not wanting to
Expresses a lack of desire or willingness to perform an action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Maybe we don't have to get in there.”
“-You can't go in. -I'm sorry. Let's wait a little longer.”
“I'm not sure either. Let's talk inside.”