确实已经两次牵连到你了
“have already dragged you in twice.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我家的祸事
“My family's troubles”
确实 已经两次 牵连到你 了
“have already dragged you in twice.”
你也不欠我什么了
“You don't owe me anything anymore.”
“You have suffered enough on my account; please walk away and protect yourself.”
In Chinese relationships, causing innocent associates to suffer due to one's own familial misfortune triggers deep moral guilt and a desire to absolve them of debt.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to implicate or drag someone into trouble
Commonly used when one's own problems or disasters spill over and negatively affect an innocent party.
Marks an existing state of affairs that has already transpired and requires acknowledgment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's not as serious as you imagine.”
“But I have dragged you into this.”
“You were dragged into this.”
“the demolition of Mang Village's project. You know the best.”
“but you two were dragged into it.”
“That is what led to all the subsequent entanglements.”