我可以回答你的问题 但是不能回答一个疯子的问题
“I can answer your questions, but not those of a madman!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“It was rejected by your office. I want an explanation. Any problem?”
我可以回答 你的问题 但是 不能 回答一个 疯子 的问题
“I can answer your questions, but not those of a madman!”
“You're not the one I want. I want Li Yifei! Get out of my way!”
“You are acting completely unhinged, and I will not dignify your outburst with an answer.”
Social norms prioritize reasonable discourse (讲理); once an interlocutor is framed as an irrational 'madman' (疯子), all social obligations of polite explanation and face-saving are revoked.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
answer a question
Standard collocation used in both professional and everyday confrontations.
lunatic / crazy person
A strong pejorative used to discredit someone who is behaving erratically or aggressively.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“he's a very fascinating madman.”
“Do you think he's a madman?”
“Are you out of your mind?”
“Does a lunatic need a reason to do things?”
“- Has he lost his mind? - He hasn't lost his mind.”
“Is he crazy? He's yelling in the livestream.”