我 我也是听他们说的
“I... I heard it from them!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I never said Luo Yaozong fell. I... I...”
我 我 也是 听 他们 说的
“I... I heard it from them!”
对不对 光头 他们说的 对 对啊 我 我也是听
“Right, Baldy? They said it! Y-Yeah, right! I... I also heard”
“Do not blame me, I was just repeating what everyone else was saying!”
Attributing sensitive or dangerous claims to an anonymous crowd is a typical self-preservation tactic to avoid bearing legal or interpersonal fallout.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
heard it from them / heard through the grapevine
A frequent defensive phrase used to distance oneself from rumors or unverified claims.
Functions as part of the 'shi...de' construction to emphasize the source of information.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Nothing. I just learned about it.”
“I-I just heard that he...”
“Yesterday, I heard from my friend”