你不要把这个事情 说得那么庸俗化
“Don't make it sound so trivial.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这是两码事 我去医院照顾你那是因为 我要上大学
“Those are two different matters. I went to take care of you because I wanted to enroll in college.”
你不要 把这个 事情 说得那么 庸俗化
“Don't make it sound so trivial.”
那你是从什么时候开始喜欢我的 我就没有喜欢过你
“If so, when did you start liking me? I've never liked you.”
“Stop phrasing it so crudely; you are making me look selfish and shallow.”
In Chinese interpersonal conflicts, individuals often try to avoid admitting pure self-interest by rejecting 'vulgar' descriptions, seeking to maintain moral standing and face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
do not frame/describe something so...
A useful spoken frame to reject someone else's uncharitable or harsh characterization of an issue.
vulgarized; reduced to coarse transactionalism
Often used in intellectual or semi-formal discussions to accuse someone of cheapening a noble or neutral concept.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“frankly speaking, that's a matter of professional ethics.”
“think I'm vulgar too?”
“to flatter yourself, do you?”
“Don't take what she says too seriously.”