这件事情 我也不想瞒着您
“I don't want to hide it from you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我跟杜涛分手了
“Du Tao and I broke up.”
这件事情 我 也不 想 瞒着 您
“I don't want to hide it from you.”
而且您应该也听说了
“And you've probably heard,”
“I need to tell you directly before someone else spins the story behind my back.”
In Chinese institutional culture, significant personal changes such as breakups or divorces between colleagues or connected families are often proactively reported to leaders to prevent workplace complications.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
do not want to conceal from / want to be upfront with
A polite, respectful opening formula commonly used when confessing an awkward or sensitive truth to elders or bosses.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“This matter... Of course I know”
“I need to explain this matter to you properly.”
“I will investigate this matter thoroughly”
“I will genuinely consider this.”
“I fear our affair can no longer be concealed.”
“I'm sorry. I-I didn't mean to hide it from you.”