是因为她信不过李德才
“because she doesn't trust Li Decai.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I think she refuses to hand over the seal”
是因为 她 信不过 李德才
“because she doesn't trust Li Decai.”
媳妇倒是有一个法子 不如让李祯将铭印交给大嫂
“I do have a solution. Why not let Li Zhen give the seal to Wanyi,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese family businesses or clans, trust is highly personalized; withholding vital authority symbols often stems from deep interpersonal suspicion among kin.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it is because
A common conversational connector used at the start of a clause to directly point out a core cause or reason.
cannot trust; distrust
A colloquial potential complement used to indicate that someone fails to earn one's confidence or faith.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“why you've been helping Li Decai cook the books?”
“It just serves him right!”
“But she trusts you.”
“Then why wouldn't she let go of Prince of Xin?”
“So not necessarily credible.”
“But she was framed.”