想必三伯父 也有苦衷
“I'm sure Uncle has his reasons.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Uncle, your kindness fills me with gratitude.”
想必 三伯父 也有 苦衷
“I'm sure Uncle has his reasons.”
三伯父 一力推行税法新策 如今正是风口浪尖
“Uncle is single-handedly pushing the tax reforms. He's at the center of the storm.”
“Don't judge him too harshly; his hands are tied given the political storm he is facing.”
In Chinese interpersonal ethics, acknowledging another's 'kuzhong' allows disputing parties to save face and de-escalate factional or familial conflicts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
presumably; most likely
A formal epistemic adverb used to make a reasonable and polite inference.
to have hidden troubles or unspoken difficulties
Commonly used to excuse someone's problematic behavior by appealing to their unstated pressures.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“(Uncle Zhou and Master are upright.)”
“But what did Uncle Chang do wrong?”
“Uncle Zhou's father was sick”