用的借口就是学业为重
“your excuse was also to prioritize your studies.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你十年前向我樊家许下诺言之时
“When you made a promise to the Fan family ten years ago,”
用的 借口 就是 学业为重
“your excuse was also to prioritize your studies.”
“Why is it still the same excuse ten years later?”
“You lied back then, and you're still treating me like a fool.”
In Chinese culture, claiming devotion to imperial exams or academic goals is an unassailable traditional justification used to politely delay or evade marriage commitments.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
prioritize studies / education comes first
A formal four-character idiom commonly used as a valid reason or polite excuse to postpone romance or personal affairs.
excuse / pretext
Used to describe a justification that is perceived as insincere or manufactured.