是 我们这几天一直想这个事
“You're right. We've been thinking about this for days,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
到底是为什么
“behind kidnapping her?”
是 我们这几天 一直想 这个 事
“You're right. We've been thinking about this for days,”
想不明白啊
“but we can't figure it out.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese social interaction, admitting mutual bafflement creates rapport and reinforces solidarity when dealing with an ambiguous problem.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
keep thinking about; constantly ponder
Indicates an ongoing mental preoccupation lasting over a stretch of time.
this matter; this issue
Very common spoken contraction of '这件事情' used in everyday colloquial speech.