我希望你能够当着我们几个人的面
“I hope you can explain clearly”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
图雅你这是什么意思
“Tu Ya, what do you mean?”
我希望 你能 够 当着 我们几个人 的面
“I hope you can explain clearly”
把话说清楚
“in front of all of us.”
“Do not hide behind excuses; lay it all out right in front of us.”
Calling someone out 'in front of everyone' prevents backroom manipulation and relies on collective witness to enforce honesty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in the presence of...; to one's face
A highly common spoken construction used to indicate doing or saying something directly in front of someone.
I hope you can...
A formal or polite way to state an explicit demand, often used to exert firm pressure under a polite guise.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Just now, in front of so many people,”
“We'd like to talk to you in person.”
“I went against my father ♪ I gently write of parting ♪”
“who acts in front of your bosses and colleagues”
“Then, before everyone,”
“To everyone here,”