我假装什么都没有发生
“I acted like nothing happened.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我知道你出轨我都不敢说
“I knew you were cheating and I stayed quiet.”
我 假装什么都没有发生
“I acted like nothing happened.”
我还试图要挽回你
“I even tried to win you back.”
“Look at how much humiliation I endured just to keep you, and you still broke me.”
Chinese relationship ethics historically value forbearance ('ren'), where individuals suppress personal trauma and pretend nothing happened to maintain surface harmony or preserve a bond.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to pretend / to feign
Used before an entire clause to indicate deliberate pretense or willful ignorance.
nothing happened at all
A set phrase used to describe denial, sweeping issues under the rug, or returning to normal.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and act like nothing happened?”
“pretend nothing happened.”
“Let's pretend nothing happened.”
“pretending you want nothing,”
“pretend you didn't know about this?”
“forget everything you heard.”
“pretend you don't know about this?”
“…I'll act like nothing happened.”
“I pretended not to know anything.”
“As long as you stay silent, I'll pretend everything's fine.”