流言蜚语和压力罢了
“rumors and pressure.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
流言蜚语和压力罢了
“rumors and pressure.”
“Over the years, he has offended many people”
“He did this to protect me from senseless gossip, which is truly not worth worrying about.”
In traditional courtly contexts, individuals frequently mask personal suffering by downplaying external hostility as mere trivial noise.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
idle gossip and malicious slander
A common formal idiom used to describe groundless rumors and public gossip spreading behind someone's back.
merely; nothing more than
Placed at the end of a sentence or clause to downplay severity or minimize importance.
Softens the assertion and emphasizes that the matter is negligible or nothing to make a fuss about.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“These are all rumors.”
“Most of it is groundless rumor.”
“I've been attacked by many rumors.”
“Rumors stop with the wise. These petty tricks”
“that today's rumors”
“There have indeed been some rumors lately.”
“when have the rumors ever stopped?”
“people are spreading rumors.”
“(spread through Chang'an.)”
“Only then did those rumors fade away.”
“The rumors are raging.”
“(Rumors are rampant,)”
“But rumours are rumours.”