免得父亲提心吊胆 你…
“and spare you the anxiety? You…”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“why not just tell me so I can solve the case sooner”
免得 父亲 提心吊胆 你…
“and spare you the anxiety? You…”
我对朝堂之事不感兴趣 我只查案 你现在查的
“I have no interest in court affairs. I'm an inspector. The case you're investigating is all about a court affair.”
“Help me out here, not just for the case, but so my family doesn't suffer from this anxiety.”
Invoking a parent's peace of mind is a potent rhetorical strategy in Chinese culture, appealing to moral duty and emotional empathy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
so as to avoid / lest
A practical connective used to explain that an action is taken to prevent an undesirable outcome.
to be on tenterhooks / to live in constant fear and suspense
A vivid 4-character idiom describing acute, prolonged nervous anxiety or fear of imminent trouble.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“lest you implicate the whole family.”
“Therefore, he wants to console your father.”
“But your father won't say yes.”
“God knows what plans your father is hatching.”
“Especially your dad, he has expectations.”
“Fortunately, our father doesn't interfere.”