我可不是偷的 我是给了钱的
“I didn't steal them. I paid.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就跟神仙顶 那帮老汉们耍 耍着耍着就抽上瘾了
“so I started hanging with some old guys and picked up the habit.”
我 可不是偷的 我是 给了钱的
“I didn't steal them. I paid.”
我就放到赵俊那个床头 那个书本本里了
“I left the money in that book on Zhao Jun's bedside.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, being accused of theft (偷) damages one's basic moral standing, triggering immediate, emphatic self-justification.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
definitely not (in this context: 我可不是...)
When followed by a negative complement, '可' strongly emphasizes the denial of an accusation.
to pay money
A straightforward everyday term for paying or leaving compensation for goods received.
Used as part of the 'shi...de' structure to emphasize the truth and category of the past action.
