如果你保证以后不要再说
“If you promise not to say scary things”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你总是让我开心
“You always make me happy.”
如果你 保证以后 不要再说
“If you promise not to say scary things”
类似这种吓人的话 我会经常让你这么开心的 吓人
“like that again, I'll keep making you happy. Scary?”
“Don't freak me out again and I'll keep being nice to you.”
In romantic teasing, Chinese speakers often set playful 'conditions' as a gentle way to soften serious feedback about things that make them uncomfortable.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if... promise to...
A common pattern to playfully or firmly establish behavioral conditions in interpersonal conversations.
don't ever... again in the future
Used to discourage someone from repeating an undesirable action or statement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“From now on, I can't put you guys at risk again.”
“no one is allowed to mention it in the future.”
“But I won't listen to another word from you.”
“You must refrain from saying such words again. Do you hear me?”