我没有开玩笑 我是认真的 既然你这么真心
“I'm not joking. I'm serious. Since you're so sincere...”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这么长时间不见 裴总还是那么爱开玩笑
“It's been a while. You're still such a joker, Mr. Pei.”
我没有 开玩笑 我是认真的 既然 你这么 真心
“I'm not joking. I'm serious. Since you're so sincere...”
那么 我就当真了 小裴
“Well, I'll take it seriously, Pei.”
“You offered to help, so don't try to laugh it off now—I'm holding you to your word.”
In social exchanges where one party offers empty politeness (keqi), taking the offer completely seriously forces them into an actual commitment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to make a joke / to kid around
Used to describe humor or to dismiss an awkward statement as not serious.
since / given that...
A conjunction introducing an established premise or condition before stating the consequence.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm not joking!”
“was just kidding. Don't take it seriously.”
“when you were little. That's what you really are, bro!”
“It's real, not a joke. Do you still want to be my friend?”