那人家想要感谢 我又不好驳人面子 对吧
“He wanted to thank me. I couldn't really turn him down, right?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我去筑翎的时候 就是顺带 帮裴总那么一个小忙
“When I went to Forma, I just happened to help Mr. Pei with a small favor.”
那 人家 想要 感谢 我又 不好 驳人面子 对吧
“He wanted to thank me. I couldn't really turn him down, right?”
是吗
“Is that so?”
“Don't read too much into it; I was only being polite by not turning them down.”
Refusing someone's generous offer directly can be perceived as '驳面子' (damaging face). Citing this etiquette norm provides an unassailable excuse for engaging in social interactions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
refuse someone's goodwill / make someone lose face
A vital idiomatic expression describing the act of humiliating someone by publicly rejecting their gesture or offer.
hard to / awkward to
Often placed before a verb to express social awkwardness or reluctance due to politeness norms.
Appeals to the listener for consensus or validation at the end of the tag question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Instead of feeling thankful, you blame him now.”
“Thanks for the compliment. I'll take my leave then.”
“Thank you, but I simply can't. Why not?”
“and twist other people's goodwill toward you?”
“Shouldn't we go thank her?”