我也不想平添了旁人的谈资
“I don't want to give people more to talk about.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Even if we don't care about the gossip,”
我 也不 想平添了旁人的谈资
“I don't want to give people more to talk about.”
罢了
“Fine.”
“Let us stop here before we give people more reason to gossip about us.”
In Chinese social tradition, public reputation is closely guarded, and providing 'gossip fodder' can damage one's honor and social standing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to add needlessly; to increase unintentionally
Commonly used in formal or written contexts to describe adding unnecessary trouble, sorrow, or gossip.
fodder for gossip; subject of other people's idle talk
A common idiom referring to becoming the topic of public or neighborhood gossip.
Marks a realized consequence or change of state.