我一点消息都不知道
“but I didn't even know.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这么大的事情
“Such serious thing happened to my daughter,”
我 一点 消息 都不知道
“but I didn't even know.”
“You're the one to tell me, a lawyer.”
“How dare you hide something this serious from me and treat me like an outsider!”
In Chinese culture, withholding major personal or legal news from close family members is seen as a severe breach of trust and respect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to not know a single piece of news; totally in the dark
Used to strongly emphasize complete unawareness and grievance regarding information withholding.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Such vital intelligence, yet they knew nothing.”
“and I haven't heard from you at all. You even avoided me on purpose.”
“How come I didn't know you had investments?”
“Don't you know anything about them?”
“How could I not know at all?”
“How did I not notice at all?”