所以你千万不要觉得不好意思
“Don't feel awkward about it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你爸这算是帮了我很大一个忙了
“Your dad helped me a lot.”
所以 你 千万不要 觉得 不好意思
“Don't feel awkward about it.”
外面桌上还有一份 一会儿让周媚也签了 老板
“There's another copy on the table. Tell Zhou Mei to sign it. Ms. Lin,”
“You deserve this completely, so take it without feeling indebted or awkward.”
Receiving significant favors creates emotional indebtedness ('bu hao yisi'); proactively urging the receiver not to feel awkward smooths relational harmony.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
by no means / absolutely do not
Used to give strong emphatic advice or prohibition in spoken Chinese.
feel embarrassed / feel indebted
Crucial cultural term used when someone feels awkward receiving favors without repaying.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“No need to feel awkward.”
“Sorry to have you come so early. Not at all.”
“It's a bit embarrassing to say, but actually,”
“Now you're making me blush.”
“Why are you being shy?”
“Thank you so much. Not at all. - Not at all. - Watch for thorns!”
“I'm really sorry. Let me help you clean up. It's fine.”
“You're making me embarrassed. Why be embarrassed?”
“feel a bit embarrassed. You see, we...”
“What's there to be shy about?”
“What's there to be shy about?”
“I'm so sorry. My apologies, Mr. Xiao. Don't worry.”
“No need to be embarrassed. Be frank.”
“I almost felt awkward asking. There's nothing awkward about it.”
“Then they will request more.”
“I feel bad”
“If you feel awkward”
“I'm terribly sorry.”
“If you feel shy,”
“- There were special circumstances... - This is not something a simple apology can fix.”
“You're being shy?”
“If you're really too embarrassed,”