有些话也 也不知道该说不该说
“there are some things I don't know whether I should say.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
其实
“Actually,”
有些话也 也不知道 该说不该说
“there are some things I don't know whether I should say.”
就是当年
“Back then,”
“I really want to tell you this, but brace yourself because it might be uncomfortable.”
In Chinese pragmatics, prefacing a difficult remark with doubts about whether one should say it mitigates bluntness and prepares the listener emotionally.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
whether it is appropriate to say or not
A classic conversational hedge used right before dropping sensitive news, gossip, or criticism.
certain words / some things
Often hints at confidential, serious, or delicate matters.
Functions here as an emphatic marker conveying internal conflict and reluctance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Is that something she should or shouldn't have said?”
“It's not really my place to say much.”
“you should pretend you didn't hear it.”
“I don't know what to say. But”
“What do you mean?”
“and I don’t know what to say to her. I think you must have misunderstood me.”
“- I don't know what to say. - You say it didn't happen.”
“But I don't know who taught her to say that.”