谁告诉你我们要去偷书了
“Who told you we're out to steal the book?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不是藏在端王府吗
“hidden in Prince Duan's mansion?”
谁告诉你 我们要去偷书了
“Who told you we're out to steal the book?”
就咱俩这水平
“With our skills,”
“Are you out of your mind? We aren't suicidal thieves.”
Chinese speakers frequently open with 'Who told you...' not to demand an actual name, but to reject an unfounded or hazardous premise outright.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
who told you that...; who gave you that idea
A frequent rhetorical pattern used to challenge false assumptions or baseless rumors.
Marks the emergence of a settled state or completed assumption, accentuating incredulity.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's all because you're stealing food!”
“go out again and hear a story at the tea house?”
“You should be grateful for that.”
“Spit it out. What do you want me to steal?”
“I knew it. You were eavesdropping that day!”
“That's right. You must not let them find out what we're going to do.”