公共场合别说这些了
“Let's not discuss this in public.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可能不止
“it might cost more.”
公共场合 别说 这些 了
“Let's not discuss this in public.”
大家真的不知道吗
“Does everyone really not know?”
“Keep your voice down, someone will hear us!”
Chinese interpersonal communication places great weight on situational discretion to prevent public gossip and loss of face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
public place / public setting
Commonly used to remind someone about proper decorum or privacy constraints in open venues.
stop talking about this stuff
A blunt, colloquial imperative to shut down an inappropriate or sensitive conversational thread.
Signifies a change of state, functioning here as an imperative to cease the ongoing discussion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I know how to keep my mouth shut.”
“Let's not gossip about these things.”
“I know it's not the best time for this,”
“don't say things you don't mean.”
“I shouldn't speak ill of others in front of you.”
“Couldn't you just tell us?”