连累大家了 给大家添麻烦了 谈 谈不上 谈不上
“I dragged you all into this trouble. No, no trouble at all.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I was terrified Yuehai would face penalties.”
连累 大家了 给大家 添麻烦了 谈 谈不上 谈不上
“I dragged you all into this trouble. No, no trouble at all.”
但是我还是会说
“But I still want to say”
“I am terribly sorry to have dragged you all into this mess.”
Chinese culture places high social stigma on 'implicating others' (连累); expressing self-reproach for burdening the collective is essential social etiquette.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I have implicated/burdened everyone
A standard, formal apology formula when one's personal error negatively affects a group.
cause trouble / bring inconvenience
Essential polite expression used when apologizing for causing disruption or extra work.
it's out of the question / not nearly to that extent
Used to modestly downplay an overstatement or reject an exaggerated compliment/blame.
Marks completed change of state, indicating the inconvenience has already been inflicted.
