- 还是你亲自动的手？ - 怎么可能啊？
“- Or did you do it yourself? - How could that be?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
- 你是不是还雇佣了其他人？ - 没有
“- Did you hire someone else? - No.”
- 还是你 亲自 动的手 ？ - 怎么可能 啊 ？
“- Or did you do it yourself? - How could that be?”
“It has nothing to do with me. I didn't do anything.”
“Are you crazy? There's no way I would ever do something like that!”
In Chinese legal questioning, suspects often resort to exaggerated rhetorical questions like 'how is that possible' to project innocence and shock.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
do it oneself / get one's own hands dirty
Commonly used both for taking action personally and for physically committing an assault or crime.
how is that possible / no way
A very standard spoken expression used to express disbelief or strongly deny an accusation.
Adds emotional intensity and emphasis to the speaker's vocal denial.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why do it yourself?”
“So you've finally decided to act yourself, haven't you?”
“Why are you fighting?”
“I was the one who started it.”
“to grill the meat myself? Besides, aren't you treating?”
“I don't even need to strike you myself.”