恕我直言 那真的一点关系都没有
“then no. Frankly, there's no connection.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那的确有关系 如果你说的是 解镇长的爱人
“If you mean Ms. Gao, director of the printery, then yes. But if you mean Mr. Xie's wife,”
恕我直言 那 真的一点关系都没有
“then no. Frankly, there's no connection.”
你来看看
“Take a look.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using prefaces like '恕我直言' allows speakers in Chinese communicative culture to uphold basic etiquette and respect while delivering unwelcome or bluntly contrary truths.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
forgive my frankness; with all due respect
A classic formal preface used before delivering a sharp disagreement or blunt opinion to soften interpersonal friction.
to have nothing to do with it at all
An emphatic negative pattern used to deny any connection, relevance, or responsibility.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Pardon my bluntness,”
“with all due respect, Yunkui,”
“What she did had nothing to do with me. You can't wrongfully accuse me.”
“It has nothing to do with me.”
“I'm sorry. I was being presumptuous. No.”
“It has nothing to do with you. This is not your fault.”