什么日记本啊 你在说什么呀
“What diary? What are you talking about?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
想把日记还我了
“What? You are feeling charitable and want to return my diary?”
什么 日记本啊 你在说什么呀
“What diary? What are you talking about?”
你拆我快递了
“You opened my package?”
“I know exactly what you mean, but I am going to pretend I have no clue.”
Feigning complete ignorance using rhetorical questions is a prevalent immediate defense mechanism to preserve dignity and dodge conflict when caught red-handed.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
What are you talking about?
A common phrase used to express bewilderment or feign total incomprehension.
What do you mean by...?
Used rhetorically to dismiss or deny knowledge of a noun mentioned by the listener.
Softens the rhetorical query while signaling defensive surprise.
Adds an innocent or bewildered tone to reinforce the speaker's denial.
