我之所以没有 第一时间告诉你们
“I didn't tell you all immediately”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I met the investor with them.”
我 之所以 没有 第一时间 告诉你们
“I didn't tell you all immediately”
“because it wasn't finalized yet. Never expect that Xuemei and the others would sign the contract so fast.”
“Don't blame me for keeping quiet; I had a valid reason for doing so.”
In Chinese business culture, announcing deals before they are finalized is frowned upon as boastful or unlucky; withholding news until solid progress is made is considered responsible rather than deceptive.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the reason why...
A formal and logical connective used to state an outcome first before explaining its underlying cause.
immediately / at the earliest possible moment
Widely used in modern business and spoken Chinese to emphasize promptness or real-time communication.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why didn't you tell me this important information? You didn't ask.”
“Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing at the time?”
“I did not tell you the truth before”