不要因为她有男朋友就却步了
“Don't give up just because she's taken.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“再约叶品柔一次
“Ask Ye Pinrou out again.”
不要因为 她 有男朋友 就 却步 了
“Don't give up just because she's taken.”
这个女人将会是你人生的依靠
“She's going to be the one you lean on in life.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In contemporary pop-culture narratives, urging someone to boldly fight for love despite competing suitors reflects dramatic determination and conviction.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
do not ... just because
A common structure used to advise someone against letting a single circumstance dictate their actions.
to hang back; to shrink back; to flinch
A slightly formal, expressive verb commonly used in spoken discourse to describe retreating or hesitating in fear or doubt.
Marks a change of state or prompts the listener to cease an ongoing or contemplated hesitation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She had her reasons for not giving in.”
“won't take the hint unless you reject her.”
“no matter how many boyfriends she has had,”
“Are you afraid she'll reject you?”
“you wouldn't volunteer to chase her.”
“You were the one who didn't want to go. You had to go chasing after some girl instead.”