没必要再骚扰人家吧
“and there is no need to bother others.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们本来就够丢人的了
“I mean, we were already embarrassed”
没必要 再 骚扰 人家 吧
“and there is no need to bother others.”
为了避免
“To avoid”
“Stop reaching out to them; we've already humiliated ourselves enough, so let's keep some dignity.”
The fear of 'losing face' (丢人) often dictates personal restraint in Chinese interpersonal conflicts to prevent public ridicule.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
there is no need / unnecessary
Used to dissuade someone or state that a contemplated action is futile or unwarranted.
to bother or harass others
Often used in spoken Chinese where '人家' softens or generalizes the reference to a specific third party.
Softens the rhetorical question into a strong suggestion, seeking agreement from the listener.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I will not bother you anymore.”
“harassing me and my husband.”
“You won't get those harassing calls anymore.”
“Did they make trouble for you?”
“For sparing us from harassment.”
“So from now on, please stop bothering me.”