为师不便多问你私事
“I couldn't ask much about your personal affairs.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
方才在公孙小友营帐
“Just now in Little Gongsun's tent,”
为师 不便 多问 你私事
“I couldn't ask much about your personal affairs.”
现在我问你
“Now let me ask you.”
“I usually respect your personal boundaries, but this matter is too serious to ignore any longer.”
Although a master holds supreme moral authority over disciples in classical culture, decorum dictates not meddling excessively in private matters unless they threaten greater affairs.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not appropriate or convenient to probe further
A polite, restrained phrase used to acknowledge that asking more would cross personal or professional boundaries.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“not to casually inquire about my affairs?”
“If it doesn't work for you, I I can tell him”
“That's called foresight. I knew from the start”
“I know what you're concerned about.”
“is that I don't want outsiders to know”
“What's wrong, Master? We can't be careless. Go to the nearby”