免得我在这儿碍了你们的眼
“so you won't be bothered with me anymore!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我李景东就自立门户 大家一拍两散
“I, Li Jingdong, will set up my own business. Let's part ways”
免得 我在这儿 碍了你们的眼
“so you won't be bothered with me anymore!”
走水了
“Fire!”
“You despise me anyway, so I am leaving—let us see how well you manage without me.”
When collective family friction peaks, members often use hyperbolic self-deprecation ('I am an eyesore') to dramatically justify splitting the household and taking moral high ground.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
so as to avoid / lest
A conjunction used to introduce an undesirable situation that the speaker aims to prevent.
to be an eyesore / to be in the way
Used idiomatically (often split as 碍了...的眼) to describe someone or something obnoxious or unwanted in one's field of view.
Marks the perfective aspect, highlighting the completed state of becoming an unwelcome nuisance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“so you won't be bothered with me anymore! You vile spawn!”
“so your drama doesn't affect me.”
“to keep her from getting upset.”
“I won't bother you guys.”
“Go now, both of you.”
“lest you implicate the whole family.”