难怪老肖从来不提他爸的事
“No wonder Xiao never mentions his father.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“This concludes my statement. Thank you.”
难怪 老肖 从来不提 他爸 的事
“No wonder Xiao never mentions his father.”
你说这事故发生的时候他才几岁 他能怎么办啊
“He was just a child when the accident happened. What could he have done?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese norms, private family tragedies or scandals are kept hidden to avoid public scrutiny and pity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
no wonder; that explains it
Placed at the beginning of a sentence when connecting a newly discovered fact to a previously puzzling behavior.
never; have never
Used to describe an established habit or persistent refusal to do something.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“No wonder Xiao told me not to bring him up in front of Hu Xiu's parents”
“Did you learn anything about Xiao's past?”
“Listen, Xiao, did you provoke her again?”
“Why is Xiao so mean lately?”
“My father never mentioned it to me.”
“You didn't tell Xiao that the four of us were going out together?”