可是不告诉他 他也不会知道啊
“But if we don't tell him, he won't find out.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就不应该有所隐瞒
“So we shouldn't have any concealment.”
可是 不 告诉他 他也不会知道 啊
“But if we don't tell him, he won't find out.”
真相就是真相
“The truth is the truth. It can't be hidden.”
“What he doesn't know won't hurt him, so let's just keep quiet.”
In Chinese interpersonal relations, pragmatism and maintaining peace often compete against absolute disclosure of the truth.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
but; however
Standard conversational transition to raise an objection or provide a counterargument.
also won't; would not either
Used to denote an inevitable negative consequence following a condition.
Adds an explanatory, appealing tone to make the speaker's logic seem obvious.