那后视镜绝对不在我的计划内
“The side mirror was definitely not part of the plan.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那我踢他的也是 车轮子
“But what I kicked was the tire.”
那后视镜 绝对不 在我的计划内
“The side mirror was definitely not part of the plan.”
“Besides, his car looked pretty expensive.”
“I only meant to kick the tire, breaking the mirror was an accident!”
When caught in wrongdoing, speakers often distinguish between planned misbehavior and collateral damage to downplay malicious intent.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not part of my plan
Used idiomatically in spoken Chinese to deflect intention or explain an unexpected turn of events.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“This rear-view mirror is pretty flashy.”
“(We can cancel out the rearview mirror damage.)”
“I accidentally knocked off the side mirror.”
“(Please accept my request.) (We can cancel out the rearview mirror damage.)”
“Are you the fall guy for the rearview mirror incident?”
“(I really didn't want to get in that car.)”