家长婉拒了 说是不想再折腾孩子
“Her parents declined. They didn't want to make her suffer.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那李瑛那边呢
“What about Li Ying?”
家长 婉拒了 说是 不想再折腾孩子
“Her parents declined. They didn't want to make her suffer.”
我去吧
“I'll go.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, refusals are often framed around protecting family members or avoiding inconvenience rather than direct disagreement, preserving interpersonal face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
tactfully decline or politely turn down
A formal yet commonly used spoken/written term to describe turning down an offer without causing offense.
cause someone hassle, exhaustion, or distress
Use when describing putting someone through unnecessary physical or mental strain.
Marks the completion of the action and signals a newly established state of refusal.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“So why are you refusing now? Last year was last year.”
“What if she rejects it?”
“don't rush to refuse. Take another look.”
“I should try not to make more troubles for our son,”
“It's normal that Wang An couldn't accept it.”
“but we also need to be considerate of the parents' anxiety. Exactly.”