他不会出什么大事吧
“He couldn't be in serious trouble, could he?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你就认识他
“You've known him since he started his business.”
他 不会出什么大事吧
“He couldn't be in serious trouble, could he?”
这我哪知道啊
“How would I know?”
“Please tell me he is fine; I'm starting to panic.”
Phrasing bad possibilities as negative questions ending with '吧' is a common linguistic device in Chinese to seek comforting denial from others.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have a major accident; to get into serious trouble
A colloquial phrase commonly used when worrying about someone's safety, health, or sudden misfortune.
surely it's not the case that...; could it be that...
A very common pattern used to express doubtful concern, apprehension, or a hope that an undesirable possibility isn't true.
Softens the speculative worry and solicits reassurance or confirmation from the listener.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Could something have happened to her?”
“might have had an accident?”
“Nothing unexpected will happen, right?”
“Could something have happened to her?”