您开什么玩笑 我从没想过
“Are you kidding me? ♪ That very moment of our first encounter ♪ I never thought”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
和我结亲吗
“to marry me?”
您 开什么玩笑 我 从没想过
“Are you kidding me? ♪ That very moment of our first encounter ♪ I never thought”
您会跟我说这个
“you would say this to me.”
“Are you out of your mind? That idea has never crossed my mind for a second.”
Reframing a serious, improper, or unfeasible marriage proposal as a mere joke allows the rejector to express firm refusal without declaring open hostility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to joke; to kid
Phrased as 开什么玩笑, this is a strong rhetorical idiom expressing incredulity or indignation at an unrealistic suggestion.
never thought of; never considered
An emphatic rejection used to indicate that a possibility has always been completely outside one's reality.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What are you talking about? Listen to me.”
“Are you kidding? This...”
“Stop joking. Look at him. He takes it seriously.”
“You're joking.”
“Ms. Li, you must be joking.”
“I'm joking. Don't be so shocked.”