但我知道他是胡编乱造的
“but I just knew he was making it up.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但哈利总会告诉我时间和日期
“Harry would tell me what time and day it was,”
但 我知道 他 是 胡编乱造 的
“but I just knew he was making it up.”
他想让我保持冷静 我不太喜欢那种狭小的空间
“He was tryna keep me calm. I don't really like wee spaces like that.”
“I was not gullible; I saw through his lies, even if he meant well.”
Acknowledging a benevolent fabrication demonstrates social perception; it shows the listener appreciates the gesture without being deceived by the falsehood.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to fabricate wildly / make up out of thin air
A highly colloquial four-character idiom used to describe completely fabricated claims, lies, or stories.
Functions in the '是...的' construction to emphasize the categorical nature of the action (fabrication).