却让旁人过来见我
“yet he sent someone else to see me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他明明在
“he was right there,”
却 让旁人过来见我
“yet he sent someone else to see me.”
这回又主动约
“Now he's inviting me himself.”
“He deliberately avoided me, which hurts my feelings and makes his sudden interest suspicious.”
In Chinese social and romantic relations, sending a third party ('旁人') when one is physically present is seen as an intentional cold shoulder and a loss of personal respect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have someone else / an outsider come over
Used to emphasize the insult or emotional distance caused by using an intermediary instead of dealing directly.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and see the world.”
“my old acquaintance this time,”
“Nice to finally meet him in person.”
“Since someone broke in, we have to take a look. Well…”
“It doesn't look good.”
“No one would know me anymore,”