憋在我心里很久了
“actually, there's something I've been holding in for a long time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
其实有件事
“actually, there's something I've been holding in for a long time.”
憋在我心里 很久了
“actually, there's something I've been holding in for a long time.”
我也不知道
“I didn't know”
“I need to unburden myself because this secret is becoming unbearable to carry alone.”
Chinese cultural norms often encourage keeping emotional burdens private, making explicit verbal unburdening a rare and pivotal moment in relationships.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to bottle up inside one's heart
Use this common idiom when suppressing emotions, grievances, or secrets without speaking out.
for a long time already
Placed at the end of a clause to emphasize the protracted duration of a continuing state.
Functions as a sentence-final particle indicating a change of state or ongoing duration reaching the present.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's been on my mind for a while now.”
“I've held onto these words for so long.”
“Actually, I've held a lot inside for years.”
“Sometimes things bottled up for so long.”
“He's actually very warm under the surface.”