对不起 适儿
“♪ So why do I care for a single glance from you? ♪ I'm sorry, Shi. ♪ Drinking a pot of the past ♪”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
对不起 适儿
“♪ So why do I care for a single glance from you? ♪ I'm sorry, Shi. ♪ Drinking a pot of the past ♪”
“♪ Drinking a pot of the past ♪ If your back still hurts, ♪ I toast to my withering self as the curtains fall ♪”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional hierarchical Chinese families, elders rarely apologize explicitly to juniors; doing so indicates profound guilt, failure to protect, and intense paternal or maternal affection.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I am sorry
The standard expression to express sincere apologies and remorse in Chinese.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm sorry. Why?”
“Sorry. Why are you so startled? I'm clearing my throat. I, uh...”
“Sorry, hope I didn't cause you any trouble.”
“sorry to get you involved in our fight.”
“Sorry. Pretend I didn't say that.”
“I'm sorry, Zhao. I didn't mean to pressure you.”
“Sorry. Hearing you go on like this makes me”
“Forgive me, Jiu.”
“Sorry. You can go on. Go on.”
“Sorry. Don't worry. I won't tell anyone about this.”
“Sorry. Sorry. I didn't mean to.”
“I'm sorry. I got too carried away before.”
“Sorry. We were a bit loud yesterday. We apologize.”
“I'm sorry to have let you see this.”