金水惭愧 大人莫怪
“I'm sorry. Please forgive me, My Lord.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“the ancestral laws cannot be discarded, and the clan rules cannot be violated.”
金水 惭愧 大人 莫怪
“I'm sorry. Please forgive me, My Lord.”
八爷就是八爷
“As expected of you, Eighth Master Li.”
“Please don't hold this against me; I know my place.”
In traditional hierarchical Chinese settings, speakers frequently refer to themselves by given name and proactively express shame to restore harmony and protect the superior's face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ashamed; embarrassed by one's shortcomings
A polite, modest formula used to express personal inadequacy or regret before a superior or counterpart.
do not blame; please forgive
A classic formal plea asking someone of higher or equal status to overlook a fault or offense.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm truly ashamed.”
“I feel deeply ashamed and remorseful. ♪ Every one of them gives me the strength not to fear being hurt ♪”
“I feel ashamed.”
“I'm ashamed.”