本不想节外生枝
“I wished to avoid unnecessary entanglements,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
关乎你我此生
“It concerns both our lives.”
本不想 节外生枝
“I wished to avoid unnecessary entanglements,”
以防
“lest they invite”
“I wanted to keep things simple, but your actions leave me no choice but to eliminate risks.”
In Chinese strategic thinking, avoiding unnecessary branch issues ('节外生枝') is essential for self-preservation; when unavoidable, decisive preemptive measures must be taken.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to create unnecessary complications / to give rise to side issues
A literary four-character idiom (chengyu) used when an unexpected problem or tangent derails an ongoing matter.
originally had no desire to / didn't want to initially
Used to preface a reluctant shift in strategy caused by external pressure.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“- If no obstacles arise… - No obstacles.”
“I shouldn't cause trouble now.”
“I kept it quiet to avoid unnecessary complications.”