我对谈恋爱没什么信心 是因为失败过
“I don't have much confidence in dating because I've failed before. [Zhou Jin and Jiang Hansheng's second date]”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我是
“I am that person.”
我对 谈恋爱 没什么信心 是因为 失败过
“I don't have much confidence in dating because I've failed before. [Zhou Jin and Jiang Hansheng's second date]”
我有一个 交往了很多年很多年
“[Zhou Jin and Jiang Hansheng's second date] I had a boyfriend”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Openly discussing past relationship failures reflects modern urban Chinese dating culture, where addressing emotional baggage builds mutual trust.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have little confidence in...
A common structure to express lack of confidence or faith in a certain pursuit or topic.
be in a romantic relationship; date
The standard colloquial term in Chinese for dating or being in love.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Are you seeing someone?”
“You never even dated before. I thought you were afraid of men.”
“Actually, you're right. I had a boyfriend for quite a while.”
“I don't want to date.”
“It's not that you can't. Just not right now.”
“The reason I don't date is for the other person's sake.”