想是 上次碍着表少爷在吧
“Maybe last time, he couldn't come out”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
也不知是何道理
“I don't know what to make of it.”
想 是 上次 碍着 表 少爷 在 吧
“Maybe last time, he couldn't come out”
陈公子不方便出来 单独见姑娘
“to see you alone because your brother was around.”
“He didn't ignore you intentionally; he just couldn't approach you openly with your cousin right there.”
Traditional propriety severely restricted private meetings between unmarried men and women; third parties often caused acute social embarrassment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
presumably; it is likely that
A classical spoken marker expressing conjecture or polite hypothesis.
constrained or hindered by the presence of ...
Used when someone's presence creates awkwardness or prevents normal interaction.
Softens the assertion, indicating a polite inference rather than a certainty.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Without the Eldest Young Master present, this goes against the rules.”
“is still engaged to you.”
“Our last meeting was too rushed.”
“If it weren't for Aunt's sake,”
“fearing another restaurant had set this up,”
“As long as you don't mind,”