最提心吊胆的人是我
“that I was the most worried about his secret love affair.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他这样做
“that I was the most worried about his secret love affair.”
最 提心吊胆 的人 是我
“that I was the most worried about his secret love affair.”
但你并未阻止他
“But you did not stop him.”
“Do not blame me; I was terrified the entire time it was happening!”
In Chinese moral and legal argumentation, actors often emphasize their internal turmoil to downplay their culpability for failing to stop a misconduct.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have one's heart in one's mouth; constantly anxious
A vivid 4-character idiom describing prolonged, high-tension fear or suspense.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“is actually the one who is most afraid”
“It scared me half to death.”
“Whenever I think about it, I feel terrified.”