你真正的原因 因为我不配
“your real reason. Because I don't deserve it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我只是想知道
“I just want to know”
你 真正的原因 因为 我不配
“your real reason. Because I don't deserve it.”
我不配留在这
“I don't deserve to stay here.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
The concept of 'pei' (matching/deserving) is deep-seated in Chinese relationships; feeling that one does not 'pei' reflects deep feelings of inferiority or social mismatch.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the real reason
Used when cutting through excuses to reveal the fundamental, unvarnished truth.
unworthy; not deserving of
A strong emotional term denoting feelings of inadequacy or not matching someone's status or expectations.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That's the real reason you came to me, isn't it?”
“don't you have any feelings left for me?”
“Do you really have no feelings for me anymore?”
“You know the reason best, don't you? We did it for the sake of Yuehai's residents.”
“You messed it up because you truly fell for him.”
“You've got it all wrong. You really do. It's really not what you think. I know you have a family.”