我不想让人知道是我推荐的她
“I don't want anyone to know I referred her.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Chu Jiahe really has some solid skills. Keep it down.”
我不想 让人 知道 是我 推荐 的她
“I don't want anyone to know I referred her.”
我跟谁都没说过 但是丁主任推荐的也是她
“I haven't told a soul. But Director Ding recommended her too.”
“Keep my name out of this so I don't get dragged into office gossip or scrutiny.”
In Chinese institutional environments, revealing personal endorsements can provoke jealousy, accusations of cronyism, or factional vulnerability, leading professionals to conceal their patronage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
don't want others to find out
Used whenever one wishes to keep an action, preference, or involvement confidential.
it was I who recommended her
Employs the '是...的' focal construction to emphasize the agent behind the recommendation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She's not the one I choose.”
“You refused to recommend me.”
“I know she doesn't like me.”
“I'm the one who should make the choice.”
“I heard you recommended a”
“that I was the one she liked first?”