我哪知道为什么呀
“How would I know why?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一点反应都没有
“There's no response at all.”
我哪知道 为什么呀
“How would I know why?”
哥 你不是跟华总是好朋友吗
“Aren't you close with Mr. Hua? Can the eight hundred thousand still be withdrawn?”
“Stop asking me; I am just as confused and frustrated as you are.”
Using '哪知道' (where would I know) deflects pressure by framing the expectation of knowing as completely unreasonable.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
How would I know? / Beats me.
A very common rhetorical expression used to express ignorance mixed with slight annoyance when questioned.
Conveys rhetorical emphasis and emotional exasperation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I want to know what's really going on.”
“does the Southern Archives do?”
“And why is that?”
“Do you know what it means?”
“I just met him once. How could I know all that?”
“I just don't understand.”
“I really don't know what happened.”