你就是不肯跟我说
“but you just wouldn't tell me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
谁知道那月老草是什么东西呀 娘问了你好几次
“Who knows what that is? I asked you several times,”
你 就是不肯 跟 我说
“but you just wouldn't tell me.”
这就是我要寻的那株月老草
“This is the Matchmaker Herb I was looking for.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese parents often expect transparent communication from their children, viewing withholding details as obstinacy rather than personal boundaries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
simply refuses to; stubbornly unwilling to
Use '就是' combined with '不肯' to emphasize someone's persistent, stubborn refusal to comply with a simple request.