她是故意不想让我知道
“She deliberately didn't want me to know.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
方校长没跟您说过啊
“She didn't tell you?”
她是 故意不想 让 我知道
“She deliberately didn't want me to know.”
我养母在十天前去世了
“My foster mother passed away ten days ago.”
“Don't blame her for not telling you; she hid it from me on purpose to protect me.”
In Chinese family culture, loved ones often hide grave illness or bad news to avoid burdening family members with grief or worry.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
intentionally; on purpose
Placed before verbs to emphasize deliberate action rather than accidental occurrence.
did not want me to know
A common causative pattern used when someone withholds information from the speaker.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She didn't mean to hide it from you.”
“I did it on purpose.”
“That's because she didn't want you to know.”
“I won't tell you anything.”
“I don't want him to know any of this.”
“but refuse to tell me anything?”