可能是 怕给你们添麻烦吧
“Maybe she's afraid of troubling you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
她想什么时候起 咱们都可以叫她啊
“Whenever she wants to wake up, we can call her.”
可能 是 怕 给你 们 添麻烦 吧
“Maybe she's afraid of troubling you.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese interpersonal relations, avoiding causing inconvenience to hosts or elders is a core demonstration of consideration and good upbringing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cause trouble or inconvenience
A highly frequent polite collocation used when expressing concern about burdening others.
perhaps / probably
Used at the start of an utterance to hedge a guess or offer a gentle explanation.
Softens the assertion, marking the statement as a gentle conjecture rather than a definitive claim.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“might cause you trouble.”
“Forget it if it's too troublesome.”
“I know you don't like dealing with these things, so I'll handle it.”
“sorry for the trouble.”
“at their workplaces.”
“I guess they're sick of the hassle too.”
“I don't want to cause you more trouble.”
“That would be too much trouble for others.”