不告诉我也不合适吧
“to hide things about my grandson from me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那我孙子的事情
“It's not right”
不告诉我 也不 合适吧
“to hide things about my grandson from me.”
行 我有什么事
“Fine. If there's anything,”
“I have every right to know about this, so stop keeping secrets from me.”
Grandparents in Chinese households often hold substantial moral authority and expect to be fully consulted regarding major matters involving their grandchildren.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
inappropriate; improper
A polite yet firm term to point out that someone's behavior violates social or relational norms.
Softens an assertion into a rhetorical prompt, inviting agreement while exerting conversational pressure.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why didn't you tell me?”
“Why didn't you tell me?”
“Why didn't you tell me?”
“Maybe it wasn't something he could talk about.”
“I can't disclose that. But I can assure you”
“It's not appropriate.”