但背地里又会跟别的女孩示爱
“but they'd flirt with other girls secretly.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
恩恩爱爱的
“with their girlfriends,”
但 背地里 又会 跟别的 女孩 示爱
“but they'd flirt with other girls secretly.”
这是我男朋友
“This is my boyfriend.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In contemporary Chinese culture, outwardly devoted partners who flirt or pursue others in secret are strongly condemned under the modern concept of 'zhanan' (cheater/player).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
behind someone's back / secretly
Commonly used to describe deceitful, covert actions done in private.
express love / profess affection
A semi-formal compound often used to describe romantic overtures or advances.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“how could he play dirty tricks on me behind my back?”
“Have you been secretly seeing someone?”
“but I can't even imagine how you scheme against me behind my back.”
“We even laughed at him behind his back, saying he was the type”
“(and yet doing something so dirty behind the scenes.)”
“Is it because he has other girls there,”