这些事怎么能让她知道呢
“How could I let her know about this?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这些书不是她的 他都不知道 我都是背着他看的
“The books aren't hers. He had no idea. I read them behind his back.”
这些事 怎么能 让她知道 呢
“How could I let her know about this?”
“If she did, she'd report me herself”
“She cannot find out under any circumstances, or we are finished.”
In politically sensitive historical eras in China, ideological loyalty frequently trumped personal or family relationships, leading people to report on their own kin.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how can/could one possibly
A common rhetorical framing used to express disbelief or strongly reject the possibility of an action.
these matters / these things
A vague referent often used to refer implicitly to sensitive or illicit activities.
Softens the rhetorical question while reinforcing the underlying tone of perplexity and obviousness.
