宁愿工作也不想跟我谈恋爱 不是
“So you'd rather work than date me. No.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不是 是我想专心地工作
“No. I want to focus on my work.”
宁愿工作也不想 跟我 谈恋爱 不是
“So you'd rather work than date me. No.”
“Because I know you're looking for marriage.”
“Cut the nonsense about your job; you just don't want to be with me.”
In contemporary urban China, claiming a need to focus entirely on career is one of the most common face-saving excuses used to decline romantic interest without directly insulting the suitor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
would rather... than...
Used to highlight a stark contrast where an unappealing alternative is preferred over the other.
to date; to be in a romantic relationship
The standard everyday phrase for romance and dating in Chinese.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Are you seeing someone?”
“I don't want to date or get married.”
“I don't want to date.”
“If he were dating, I'd know about it.”
“Why can't I date? Your future is my business.”
“I don't want dating to turn into living.”
“But asking me to restrain my relationship? It's not going to happen.”
“It's not that you can't. Just not right now.”
“The reason I don't date is for the other person's sake.”
“On our first day of dating, are you sure you want to bring up work with me?”