好像生怕我们欺负您似的
“as if he's afraid we might mistreat you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是 您看 他也一直护着您
“Yes, you see, he's been protecting you too,”
好像 生怕 我们 欺负 您 似的
“as if he's afraid we might mistreat you.”
管什么用啊
“What's the point of that?”
“See how much he cares? He won't let anyone lay a finger on you.”
In Chinese marital and neighborhood mediation, mediators often explicitly vocalize the hidden or unexpressed care shown by a spouse to help bridge emotional distances.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
for fear that; terrified that
Used to describe an intense anxiety or preemptive worry that an undesirable situation might occur.
as if; it seems like
A common correlative frame used to draw vivid comparisons or describe an apparent behavior subjectively.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“as if he's afraid we might mistreat you. What's the point of that?”
“She thought I was an easy target.”
“When you hurt them, you hurt me.”
“(not living in fear of being bullied,) (on edge every day,)”
“so you pick on me instead.”
“He's afraid of people like us who would risk our lives.”