能不能暂时替我保密
“but could you keep it quiet for now?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I've regained my memory,”
能不能 暂时 替我保密
“but could you keep it quiet for now?”
为什么
“Why?”
“I need you to stay silent about this until I figure out what to do.”
Asking someone to 'ti wo baomi' implies high personal trust, placing moral obligation on the confidant within an interpersonal circle.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
keep a secret for me
A standard, essential collocation used when asking someone not to disclose sensitive information.
temporarily / for the time being
Precedes a verb to indicate that an action or state is only meant to last for a limited period.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Can you keep this secret for me? Don't tell my family,”
“Please keep this secret for me.”
“a secret?”
“will help keep this secret.”