我那以前说也是给他留面子 我告诉你
“I only said that before to save his face. Let me tell you—”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
男人有点爱好挺好的 她还挺支持人家程小东钓鱼的
“it's good for a man to have a hobby? She actually used to support Cheng Xiaodong's fishing.”
我那 以前 说 也是 给他 留面子 我告诉你
“I only said that before to save his face. Let me tell you—”
一个有事业的男人
“when a successful man goes fishing,”
“Don't think I actually approve of him; I was just being polite, but he's actually hopeless.”
Refraining from publicly exposing someone's faults is crucial in Chinese social etiquette; claiming one only held back to 'save face' indicates deep underlying disapproval.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to save face for someone; to spare someone's feelings
Commonly used in social conflicts to show that one refrained from public criticism purely out of politeness.
let me tell you; mark my words
A spoken discourse marker used to emphasize an assertion or command attention before stating a strong opinion.
