不想再让我身边之人受我牵连
“I don't want the people around me to be involved in this because of me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他们迟早还会找上我 甚至找上你 我不想再让…
“They will find me, or even you, sooner or later. I don't want…”
不想 再让我身边之人受我牵连
“I don't want the people around me to be involved in this because of me.”
佩仪
“Peiyi,”
“I care about you too much to let you get dragged into my mess.”
In Chinese narrative tradition, taking extreme personal measures to prevent innocent loved ones from being 'dragged down' (牵连) is a classic trope showing moral integrity and deep affection.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
people by one's side; close companions or loved ones
A slightly formal, poetic way in Chinese to refer to family, lovers, or close associates.
to be implicated or dragged into trouble by me
Use this classical/formal idiom when acknowledging that your actions or problems will bring collateral damage to others.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I can't drag you down and let people gossip about you. I'm not afraid.”
“I don't want to drag you into this.”
“I don't want to drag you down like them.”
“Don't drag my wife into this.”
“I can't let anyone else around me get hurt anymore. Besides,”
“We don't want to implicate you anymore.”