你快保证 不许把今天看到的事 说出去
“Just promise me. Don't tell anyone what you saw today.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你是你 他们是他们
“you're you. They're them.”
你快 保证 不许 把 今天 看到的事 说出去
“Just promise me. Don't tell anyone what you saw today.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Extracting an explicit verbal promise is a common interpersonal mechanism in Chinese culture to secure mutual trust and protect privacy or social reputation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to leak out; to tell others
A frequent colloquial collocation used when asking someone to keep a secret.
not allowed; must not
A strong directive used in close relationships or by superiors to forbid an action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If this ever gets out... This must never get out!”
“Don't talk about it. I'm nervous even now.”
“Neither of us tells anyone about this.”