天知道他在想什么呀
“God knows what he's thinking.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
天知道 他 在想什么 呀
“God knows what he's thinking.”
就是
“Exactly.”
“Don't ask me, his logic is completely nonsensical!”
Invoking 'Tian' (Heaven) in daily speech mirrors the English 'Heaven knows', highlighting the limits of mortal understanding.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
heaven knows / god knows
Use this colloquial idiom to convey that a matter is completely baffling or unknowable.
what one is thinking
Often used rhetorically to question someone's irrational actions or motives.
Softens the rhetorical question while reinforcing exasperation or bewilderment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I don't understand what he's thinking.”
“Who knows what his real purpose is? So, he is”
“I can't understand what he's really thinking,”
“I don't know what he's thinking. It must be hard for an old man like him.”
“I wonder what he is going to do.”