咱俩之前来这儿还是偷偷摸摸的
“we used to sneak around when we came here before.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还记得
“Remember,”
咱俩 之前 来这儿 还是 偷偷摸摸 的
“we used to sneak around when we came here before.”
行行 你这就别 别 别说了
“Okay, okay, don't... don't say it.”
“Remember how we had to sneak around back then? Look at us now.”
Reminiscing about past covert or taboo behaviors is a common social bonding mechanism in Chinese relationships, highlighting how their dynamic has evolved.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
surreptitiously; sneakily; on the sly
A colorful AABB reduplicative idiom describing actions done secretly or guiltily.
the two of us
A colloquial northern Chinese term for 'we two' that conveys warmth and closeness.
Functions within the 'shi...de' construction to emphasize the covert manner in which the past action occurred.