促使我来道歉的 当然不是它
“What prompted me to apologize was certainly not that.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Why didn't you apologize before? Is a lawyer's letter that effective?”
促使我来道歉 的 当然不是它
“What prompted me to apologize was certainly not that.”
是因为自己私人的一些事
“Because some of my personal matters”
“Do not flatter yourself by thinking your lawyer's letter intimidated me into apologizing.”
Even when offering an apology, individuals strive to prove their concession comes from sincere personal values rather than coercion, protecting their moral dignity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to impel / to prompt / to motivate
A formal and emphatic verb used to introduce the underlying cause of a deliberate action.
of course it is not
A decisive denial used to dismiss an interlocutor's incorrect assumption outright.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Second, as Dongming's father, I must apologize to you.”
“He asked me to apologize to you too.”
“I hope you'll accept my apology.”
“Why should I apologize?”
“or an apology required, I'll bear it as well.”
“I wanted to apologize.”