这毕竟涉及隐私
“delves into deeply personal matters.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但
“But this...”
这 毕竟 涉及隐私
“delves into deeply personal matters.”
所以
“So,”
“I cannot and will not tell you this, so drop the subject.”
Rather than issuing a flat personal refusal, modern Chinese speakers often invoke formal concepts like 'privacy' (隐私) to decline requests objectively without damaging personal rapport.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
after all; when all is said and done
Placed before a fundamental fact or principle to explain the core justification for a decision.
involves privacy; pertains to personal privacy
A formal and polite phrase frequently used to decline intrusive questioning in both professional and daily settings.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“it's not appropriate for us to discuss our client's private matters.”
“Isn't income a privacy matter abroad? Yes,”
“and that they couldn't let me have it due to guest privacy.”