我们不是要责怪谁
“I'm not here trying to blame anybody.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
娜塔莉
“Natalie.”
我们 不是要 责怪 谁
“I'm not here trying to blame anybody.”
“Don't get defensive; we just need the truth so we can move past this.”
Chinese communicators regularly preface sensitive investigations with assurances that nobody is being blamed, preserving the other person's face (面子) to encourage cooperation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to blame / to censure
A slightly formal verb for finding fault with someone, often used in negative constructions to ease tension.
not intending to / don't mean to
A preface used to preemptively deny negative intent and soften an impending request or inquiry.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We are not trying to help one side over the other.”
“Deserted Island Sharpshooter's failure.”
“Then it's not on us. Sorry. That was the wrong word.”
“Then don't blame us for being impolite.”
“We didn't come into this world”
“Who are you to criticize us?”