他怕你看不起他的出身和家庭
“He was afraid you'd look down on his background and family.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他不会告诉你的
“He wouldn't have told you.”
他 怕你 看不起 他的出身和家庭
“He was afraid you'd look down on his background and family.”
“But there's nothing he can't tell me.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese dating culture traditionally emphasizes family origin, causing individuals from humbler backgrounds to experience deep anxiety about being judged by a partner of higher social status.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to look down upon; to disdain
A standard potential complement construction expressing contempt or superiority over someone.
family background; social origin
Frequently used in discussions of marriage, social mobility, and socio-economic class.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“he was afraid classmates would think his family was poor, and looked down on him for being unsophisticated,”
“(Didn't you just want to escape) (your family?)”
“I'm terrified of being looked down on,”
“I'm afraid of being looked down upon.”
“If you're worried about that, you're underestimating me.”
“Or was it to escape your family background?”