你就不应该跟他道歉
“You shouldn't have apologized to him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
遇到这种事
“We ran into something like this.”
你 就不应该 跟他 道歉
“You shouldn't have apologized to him.”
“It's okay. A wise man knows when to retreat.”
“You did nothing wrong; it makes me angry to see you swallow your pride for someone who was at fault.”
Apologizing when not at fault is seen by protective peers as a frustrating loss of face and dignity. However, as the next turn reveals, Chinese culture also values tactical yielding to avoid immediate harm.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
simply shouldn't; had no business doing
Use the adverb before a negative modal verb to strongly emphasize that an action was completely unnecessary or wrong.
apologize to him
In Chinese, 'apologize to someone' uses a preposition meaning 'with' or 'to' placed before the verb, rather than after it.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He hasn't apologized yet. Didn't he already apologize”
“So you don't need to apologize.”
“No, no, no. Now I don't want him to apologize.”
“I'm wondering if I should apologize to him.”
“to apologize to him properly.”
“Second, as Dongming's father, I must apologize to you.”