她从不向我提起这些
“She never talked about it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
应该很好
“must have been a happy one?”
她从不向我提起这些
“She never talked about it.”
若是我问起
“Whenever I asked,”
“Do not look at me for answers; she kept everything to herself.”
In Chinese social interaction, refraining from mentioning private hardships (报喜不报忧) is a common way to avoid burdening loved ones or entangling them in danger.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
never
An emphatic negative adverb used before verbs to express that an action or habit has never occurred.
to mention / to bring up
A standard compound used when referring to raising a topic or person in conversation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but you won't let me mention her?”
“wouldn't bring this up for no reason.”
“They never included me in those conversations.”
“no one in the sect is to speak of her again.”
“no one speaks of her again.”
“I never meddled in their matters.”