再说了 比她对自己学业 更不负责的
“By the way, the person more irresponsible”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是我让她请假的
“I told her to take leave.”
再说了 比她对 自己 学业 更不负责 的
“By the way, the person more irresponsible”
不就在你面前吗
“is right here.”
“Leave her alone; put all the blame on me instead.”
Taking the blame by humorously or deliberately presenting oneself in a worse light is a common tactic to diffuse social tension and protect peers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
besides / furthermore
A very common colloquial discourse marker used to introduce an additional reason or defense.
irresponsible
Commonly used in spoken Chinese with '对...不负责' to describe neglecting obligations or duties.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“slacking off a bit now. That won't do.”
“tell her not to take things so seriously.”
“before you speak. Don't talk nonsense.”