这事总不能 偷偷摸摸的吧
“because we can't do this in secret, right?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我跟爸说是因为
“I talked with Dad”
这事 总不能 偷偷摸摸 的吧
“because we can't do this in secret, right?”
“Whom else did you tell this to? Zhuang Bei.”
“I did the right thing by speaking up because doing it in secret is dishonest.”
Chinese values prioritize honesty and upright conduct ('光明正大') in family matters, framing secretive behavior ('偷偷摸摸') as inherently suspicious or disrespectful to elders.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
surreptitious; sneaky; underhanded
An AABB idiom used with strong disapproval to describe actions done in secrecy or behind someone's back.
cannot possibly; surely one cannot
Used to introduce an unreasonable extreme to justify why an alternative action was necessary.
Softens the rhetorical assertion while seeking agreement or validation from the interlocutor.
