很多事都没告诉过她
“so you haven't told her many things,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You don't want the people you care about getting involved,”
很多事 都 没告诉过 她
“so you haven't told her many things,”
就像之前瞒我一样
“just like you hid things from me before.”
“I kept her in the dark only because I wanted to shield her from trouble.”
In Chinese culture, withholding harsh or dangerous truths from loved ones is often rationalized as an act of selfless protection rather than dishonesty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a lot of things
Common spoken shorthand for numerous issues or events.
have told (in the past)
Combines the verb '告诉' with experiential aspect marker '过'.