省得我一天到晚还要编瞎话
“I don't have to lie all day long.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那胡经理来了 我就根本不怕她看见
“When Manager Hu comes, I won't be afraid of her finding the truth.”
省得 我 一天到晚 还要 编瞎话
“I don't have to lie all day long.”
你家大嫂 就让她踏踏实实地住阁楼上
“Let your sister-in-law stay quietly in the attic.”
“I'm sick and tired of lying for this household; let's just be honest so I can relax.”
In Chinese family dynamics, members often feel obligated to 'make up lies' to outsiders to preserve family harmony and avoid scandal.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
so as to avoid / saving the trouble of
Useful conjunction to explain an action taken specifically to avert an unwanted hassle.
from morning till night / all day long
Colloquial hyperbole used to exaggerate the frequency of an annoying or tedious activity.
to spin lies / to make up stories
An informal expression indicating deliberate fabrication of false excuses.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Maybe they'll stop causing me trouble.”
“and then there won't be any gossip about you.”
“You're lying. I can tell.”
“do we have to keep making things up?”
“♪ It'll only turn into a long, endless wait ♪ lest he say I'm wasting my time here.”
“Then I wouldn't have to worry about him anymore.”