这么点小事 我至于骗你吗
“Would I lie to you over something this trivial?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But somehow, I don't quite believe you.”
这么点小事 我 至于骗你吗
“Would I lie to you over something this trivial?”
那天你跟我说 本来呀 想结了婚生了孩子
“That day, you told me you'd originally planned to turn the bed in my room”
“Why on earth would I lie about something so trivial? Just trust me.”
Chinese speakers frequently employ the rhetorical frame 'zhiyu... ma' to emphasize innocence by highlighting the total lack of motive for deception.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
such a trivial matter
Useful for downplaying the importance of an event or issue in casual discourse.
is it really worth... / would it go so far as...
A rhetorical structure used to challenge an extreme or irrational reaction.
Forms the rhetorical question that expects a negative answer.
