我知道你是舍不得吃
“I know you can't bear to eat more,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你总是吃得很少
“you always eat so little.”
我知道 你是 舍不得吃
“I know you can't bear to eat more,”
“because you save the best for me.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, withholding food or the best portions of a meal for someone else is one of the highest traditional expressions of love and filial or marital devotion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
reluctant to part with or use; cannot bear to
A highly frequent psychological verb used to express deep attachment or reluctance to spend, waste, or part with something.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“since you are so reluctant,”
“I know you can't bear to leave me.”
“really can't bear to leave you.”
“But I don't want to leave you.”
“just can't bear to leave you.”
“I could never bear to.”