你 你来跟我道歉 我确实应该感激你 我很感激你
“Y-You came to apologize to me. I should be grateful. I'm grateful.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I don't even know how to explain...”
你 你 来跟我道歉 我 确实 应该 感激你 我很 感激你
“Y-You came to apologize to me. I should be grateful. I'm grateful.”
“But I don't know why I wanted to provoke you.”
“Sure, I 'appreciate' your apology on paper, but it doesn't fix my resentment toward you.”
In Chinese interpersonal conflict, speakers often acknowledge etiquette or the other party's gesture first ('I should be grateful') to maintain moral high ground before expressing their true grievance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to apologize to me
In spoken Chinese, 跟 (gēn) or 向 (xiàng) is required before the person receiving the apology; you cannot put the person directly after 道歉.
indeed should; really ought to
Often used to concede a logical or moral obligation before introducing a contrasting personal feeling with 'but'.
