还 还没到那个地步呢
“W-We are not there yet.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
妈 不是
“No, Mom.”
还 还没到那个地步 呢
“W-We are not there yet.”
那个 那个
“U-Um...”
“Don't jump to conclusions, it's not as serious or advanced as you think.”
Chinese parents often interrogate adult children about courtship progress, prompting children to downplay milestones to avoid matchmaking pressure or premature scrutiny.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
reach that extreme point or advanced stage
A useful idiomatic phrase to describe situations that have not yet reached an extreme, formal, or critical threshold.
Softens the denial while implying that the current state remains far from what the listener fears or assumes.