这种话 玷污人家姑娘清白不说
“Saying things like that would ruin the young lady's reputation.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
慎言啊
“Watch your words.”
这种话 玷污 人家 姑娘 清白 不说
“Saying things like that would ruin the young lady's reputation.”
我还要娶妻呢
“Besides, I still have to get married someday.”
“Shut your mouth—spreading this trash ruins her reputation and drags me down with it!”
In traditional Chinese society, an unmarried woman's moral purity and spotless reputation were paramount; defamatory rumors could destroy both her and her family's marital prospects.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to stain / to tarnish / to besmirch
A formal, serious verb commonly used with abstract moral concepts like purity, innocence, or honor.
not to mention... / let alone...
A spoken grammatical structure used to introduce a baseline issue before adding another, often worse consequence.
