就是怕你自尊心过不去
“I didn't tell you because I was afraid it would hurt your pride.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没跟你说
“I didn't tell you because I was afraid it would hurt your pride.”
就是 怕你 自尊心过不去
“I didn't tell you because I was afraid it would hurt your pride.”
丢人
“Humiliating.”
“I only kept it secret to spare your delicate ego, so stop blaming me.”
Withholding embarrassing truths or bad news is often seen as a protective measure to shield someone's dignity and pride from public humiliation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
self-esteem / pride
Frequently used in spoken Chinese to discuss whether someone's ego or pride can handle criticism or hardship.
cannot get over / cannot bear / cannot tolerate
Often paired with psychological feelings to express that one's conscience or pride feels uneasy or wounded.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“don't worry about hurting my self-esteem.”
“If you're worried about that, you're underestimating me.”
“I'm terrified of being looked down on,”
“You're just afraid of being rejected,”
“♪ Sighing at partings, who meets whom at which crossing ♪ I knew it was just my pride acting up.”
“I'm afraid of being looked down upon.”