但他不敢告诉老师 怕被报复
“but he didn't dare tell the teachers, fearing retaliation.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我能肯定的是 四班的吴云奇应该是欺负了他
“What I'm sure of is that Wu Yunqi from Class 4 bullied him,”
但他 不敢告诉 老师 怕被报复
“but he didn't dare tell the teachers, fearing retaliation.”
“He must've been bullied many times.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Students in Chinese schools sometimes hesitate to inform teachers due to worries that institutional intervention may be weak and lead to worse covert bullying outside school grounds.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
afraid of retaliation
Use this phrase to explain why someone remains silent or avoids reporting misconduct.
dare not tell
A common spoken construction used to describe hesitation caused by fear or intimidation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I wouldn't dare hide it from you, Mentor. I truly don't know much either.”
“You dare sneak off and tell the teacher that we've been bullying you?”
“I know what you're concerned about.”
“But we can't knowingly stay silent either. If we do that,”
“Didn't you promise you wouldn't tell the teacher?”
“Are you not afraid of shaming your master and parents?”