我也怕呀 所以也没敢多烧
“I was scared. So I didn't dare burn too much.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Weren't you afraid of being discovered burning spirit money in the night?”
我也怕呀 所以也 没敢多烧
“I was scared. So I didn't dare burn too much.”
你初中毕业的时候
“You moved in with your dad right after graduating from junior high?”
“I know it was wrong, but look how little I actually did because of my fear.”
In Chinese legal or disciplinary contexts, admitting fear and demonstrating restraint ('没敢多...') is often used as a strategy to beg for leniency.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
didn't dare to
A very useful spoken phrase to convey that fear or prudence prevented an action.
Softens the assertion of fear, making the speaker sound more vulnerable and pleading.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why wouldn't I dare? I just don't want to show you how I make it.”
“If I didn’t arrange it, maybe this fire wouldn't have started.”
“I burned it.”
“Smoldering is exactly what I want. If the fire is too big,”
“Are you scared now? What's there to be scared about?”
“never panic during fire breathing.”