所以对你会有所芥蒂
“so they may harbor reservations about you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“are sensitive about boundaries between men and women,”
所以对 你 会 有所芥蒂
“so they may harbor reservations about you.”
请你不要介怀
“Please do not take it to heart.”
“Please understand why they are acting distant—it is about tradition, not personal malice against you.”
In traditional Chinese society, strict social codes governed proper distances between unrelated men and women, often causing tension or suspicion when bypassed.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to harbor some reservations or misgivings
A formal, literary collocation used to politely describe lingering ill feelings, prejudice, or psychological distance between people.