你不许往外说出去 不然
“only between us. Otherwise,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你 不许往外说 出去 不然
“only between us. Otherwise,”
“I'll make sure you won't even survive for 2 days.”
“Keep your mouth shut if you value your life.”
Leaving the conditional clause trailing with 'otherwise...' amplifies psychological terror before finishing the sentence with a direct threat.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not allowed to / forbidden to
A strong imperative used by people in authority or power to forbid an action.
to leak out / to tell others outside
Common spoken idiom used when telling someone not to reveal confidential information.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“otherwise they really won't let me out.”
“No way. We never said anything. How would he even know?”
“If this ever gets out... This must never get out!”
“No outsiders allowed. If you come in, I'll pay for it.”
“Right. So there's one more reason I can't let you out.”
“We must not let them get the word out!”
“must never be shared with anyone.”
“and not reveal it unless forced. Why?”
“That's right. You must not let them find out what we're going to do.”
“But you must clearly tell them not to pass it on.”