我说的都是真的呀 我这不是替他们担心
“I'm telling the truth! I'm just worried about them.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你是将来不打算 跟顶麒合作了对吧
“Do you not plan on working with Dingqi?”
我说的都是真的 呀 我这不是 替他们 担心
“I'm telling the truth! I'm just worried about them.”
提醒提醒他们嘛
“I gave them a heads-up.”
“Don't blame me for ruining the partnership; I was only being honest and trying to help.”
In Chinese interpersonal rhetoric, demonstrating that one acted out of benevolence ('替他们担心') is a standard face-saving tactic to reduce culpability when a blunder occurs.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to worry on someone's behalf
Useful pattern '替 + someone + verb' indicating acting or feeling on another person's account.
isn't it just that I am...
A rhetorical device used in spoken Chinese to introduce an excuse or justify one's behavior.
Softens the assertion while emphasizing the speaker's claim of innocence and honesty.
