你就不怕传出去被人耻笑吗
“Aren't you afraid that people might mock you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
卑劣至此
“that's utterly despicable.”
你就不怕传出去被人耻笑吗
“Aren't you afraid that people might mock you?”
我在山神庙时
“Your Highness, I once invited you to Nanzhao”
“You have no shame, and everyone will despise you if they find out what you did.”
Invoking the risk of becoming a public laughingstock appeals to the Chinese cultural dread of losing face and social standing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to spread; to leak out (of news or gossip)
Commonly used when warning someone that secret or shameful information might reach the public.
to be ridiculed by others
Used in passive constructions to describe suffering public mockery or loss of face.
Forms a rhetorical question that intensifies the accusatory tone rather than asking for genuine information.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm not afraid of you laughing at me.”
“But I don't know what you're afraid of. Are you afraid people will laugh at you?”
“I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, Sir.”
“Not afraid you'll laugh at me,”
“your family will be criticized for not educating you well, won't it?”
“I'm not afraid you'll laugh at me. In my life,”
“Why should I be afraid of being laughed at?”
“I'm telling the truth.”
“You might laugh at me, but I'm going to say it—”