恐怕他现在对我芥蒂颇深
“I'm afraid he now holds a deep grudge against me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I've already met Captain Inoue.”
恐怕他现在对我芥蒂颇深
“I'm afraid he now holds a deep grudge against me.”
司令官阁下
“Your Excellency, Commander...”
“He hates my guts, so do not expect us to work smoothly together.”
Admitting bad interpersonal relations ('芥蒂') in advance shields the speaker from future administrative blame if cooperation fails.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I'm afraid that / perhaps
A polite, cautious marker used to introduce unfavorable situations or predictions.
to harbor deep grudges or ill feelings
A formal, literary four-character idiom suitable for written or high-register spoken Chinese.