我都怕你把人家吓到
“I was afraid you'd scare them.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
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“How would you rate your little assistant?”
我 都 怕你 把 人家 吓到
“I was afraid you'd scare them.”
“What kind of general manager goes out to make cold visits?”
“You were so over-eager that you probably intimidated the client.”
In Chinese business settings, high-level managers typically maintain social distance; conducting cold calls personally breaks customary expectations and can startle clients.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I was even worried that... / I almost feared that...
Used colloquially to exaggerate genuine mild concern or preface gentle teasing.
frighten them / intimidate the other party
The pronoun '人家' is used here to refer affectionately or casually to a third-party target.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You scared the hell out of me.”
“you startled me.”
“What? Scared?”
“You think I'm scared of you?”
“Trying to scare me?”
“You scared the living daylights out of me!”