我的内心实在过意不去
“I feel terrible about it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
连累大家受罚
“I've caused you all to be punished.”
我的内心实在 过意不去
“I feel terrible about it.”
今日
“Today,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In collectivist Chinese culture, causing group punishment or dragging peers down (连累) induces acute moral distress (过意不去), demanding heartfelt apologies.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
feel deeply apologetic / feel uneasy about troubling someone
A core Chinese social formula used when you have caused inconvenience, trouble, or harm to others and feel morally indebted.
deep in my heart / genuinely inside
Emphasizes the sincerity of one's feelings, contrasting mere lip service with genuine inner remorse.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He felt really bad about it.”
“She holds a grudge against me.”
“I feel really awful inside.”
“Am I that shallow in your eyes?”
“I just cannot get over this in my heart.”
“Otherwise, I'll feel bad.”
“whatever's eating at you, you need to eat”
“but I just can't get over it inside.”
“Really, your imagination is just too vivid.”
“If you can't get past this mental block,”
“And I can never cross the boundary in my heart.”
“He was reluctant.”
“I couldn't get over it.”
“if I don’t see Mr. Tian.”
“So I've felt deeply uneasy about it ever since.”
“It upsets me. What kind of person do you think I am?”
“very guilty.”
“We'll never accept ourselves. Enough already.”
“(but I'm not happy at all inside.)”
“would feel bad about it.”
“I'm truly unhappy about it.”