我不想把你拖下水
“I didn't want to drag you into this.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我不想 把你 拖下水
“I didn't want to drag you into this.”
不想把你
“I didn't want...”
“You should not be here; leave now so my problems do not ruin you too.”
In Chinese interpersonal ethics, a strong emphasis is placed on not burdening or dragging innocent friends or allies into one's personal crises.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to drag into the water; to implicate someone in trouble
A very common colloquial idiom used when someone gets innocently involved in illicit acts, scandals, or dilemmas.
do not want to (do something to someone/something)
A standard negative disposal (ba-construction) structure to indicate deliberate avoidance of an outcome.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I feel I can't drag you all down with me.”
“[Sanjie Police Station, Qingzhou Branch, Lihai Public Security Bureau] I definitely wouldn't have dragged you into this mess.”
“Don't drag my wife into this.”