我不想因为我家里的事情 去麻烦你爸妈
“I don't want to drag your parents in because of my family's trouble.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Unless it's absolutely necessary, don't step in yourself.”
我不想 因为 我家 里 的事情 去麻烦 你爸妈
“I don't want to drag your parents in because of my family's trouble.”
“I feel self-conscious about my family's mess and do not want to lose face or burden your side.”
Maintaining face and equilibrium between natal and marital families often makes individuals hesitant to request favors that might trigger indebtedness or resentment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
because of the matter of...
A very common conversational framing structure used to specify the background cause of an issue.
to bother / to trouble someone
An essential politeness marker in Chinese used whenever asking for favors or acknowledging an imposition.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I don't want to disappoint my family too.”
“I failed my parents too.”
“But I don't want to lose you, too.”
“I didn't want to live like my parents for the rest of my life.”
“I don't want my family's place to go out of business either.”
“But I don't want to repeat my mum's life again.”