你千万不要掺和这件事
“You absolutely must stay out of this.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
它只会带给你麻烦
“It will only bring you trouble.”
你 千万不要 掺和 这件事
“You absolutely must stay out of this.”
你是有备份的
“You do have a backup,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Reflects the common practical advice in Chinese society to avoid unnecessary entanglements in dangerous conflicts to protect oneself.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
must absolutely not / by no means
A powerful formula used to give serious warnings or prohibitions against taking an action.
to meddle in / to get mixed up in
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe getting dragged into or interfering with complicated affairs.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I really shouldn't get involved in this.”
“we shouldn't interfere with each other anymore.”
“Don't bring that up with me.”
“Please don't make one up.”
“I don't want you involved in this case.”
“We can't dwell on this matter any longer.”