那你还是喜欢林展翘
“So you still prefer Lin Zhanqiao.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Lin Zhanqiao would treat me like Zhao Lanxin does.”
那你 还是 喜欢 林展翘
“So you still prefer Lin Zhanqiao.”
“Stop comparing other people to her; admit it, you're still completely in love with Lin Zhanqiao.”
Close friends in Chinese culture often pierce through polite rationalizations to bluntly name the romantic reality someone is hesitating to admit.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
still like / prefer after all
Use this structure when concluding that someone's underlying preference remains unchanged despite other considerations.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“that you and Lin Zhanqiao still care about each other.”
“That depends on how much you care about her.”
“And Lin Zhanqiao doesn't have any confidence in him.”
“But then she wouldn't be Lin Zhanqiao anymore. She refuses to bow her head, so the only thing left is for setbacks to crush her first.”
“or stay here and fight it out with Lin Zhanqiao?”
“For Lin Zhanqiao, I may not be the best boyfriend,”