我救他当然不是因为我爱他 那是因为什么
“I didn't save him because I love him. Then why?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
当然不是
“It's not like that, of course.”
我 救他 当然不是 因为我爱他 那是因为什么
“I didn't save him because I love him. Then why?”
如果他死了 那是他的事情
“If he dies, that's his fate.”
“Don't flatter yourself by thinking I have feelings for him—though my real reason is complicated.”
In dramatic Chinese discourse, characters frequently deny affectionate motives to protect their pride or avoid emotional vulnerability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
of course not / certainly not
Use to strongly and immediately refute an assumption made by the other person.
then what was the reason / why then
A rhetorical or direct probe used to corner someone when their initial denial leaves a logical void.