她们不让你告诉我馒头的事儿 是怕给我添麻烦
“They kept the bun thing from me to not trouble me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为啥不能说
“Why can't I tell them?”
她们 不让你 告诉我 馒头的事儿 是怕 给我 添麻烦
“They kept the bun thing from me to not trouble me.”
那我就假装不知道
“I'll pretend not to know.”
“Don't blame them for hiding it; they just didn't want to burden me.”
In Chinese culture, people often conceal their own hardships or avoid sharing problems to spare loved ones from stress or obligation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to cause trouble / to burden someone
A standard, highly polite formula in daily life when apologizing for inconveniencing someone or explaining avoidance of burden.