您这话是从何说起啊
“where is that coming from?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
六爷爷
“Sixth Grandfather,”
您这话是 从何说起 啊
“where is that coming from?”
自打我们八房被除了族
“Ever since our Eighth Branch was expelled from the clan,”
“What gave you the idea to bring that up out of nowhere?”
When addressing elder clan members in traditional contexts, speakers use respectful honorifics like 您 to dispute points without causing loss of face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
where should one even begin; where does this come from
A sophisticated rhetorical expression used to express bewilderment or denial toward an unexpected premise.
Softens the rhetorical question so it sounds genuinely inquiring rather than hostile.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“what do you mean by that?”
“what do you mean by that?”
“What do you mean by that?”
“What are you talking about?”
“What are you talking about?”