但是我要把事实告诉你
“but I have to be honest with you,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“first of all, I understand how you feel,”
但是 我要 把事实告诉你
“but I have to be honest with you,”
可能会让你失望
“and the truth may disappoint you.”
“You need to face reality now, no matter how painful it might be.”
In interpersonal communication, Chinese speakers frequently acknowledge the listener's emotions first before delivering blunt or painful facts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to tell you the facts/truth
A classic '把' structure used when an objective, serious truth needs to be delivered explicitly.
I must; I need to
Expresses firm necessity and personal resolve to take a particular action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But I think I must tell you the truth.”
“But I'm stating facts. The fact is,”
“This is the best chance we have. I'm sorry.”