不是这么回事
“It's not like that.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不是这么回事
“It's not like that.”
你竟敢穿中国人的衣衫 泱泱华夏
“How dare you wear Chinese clothes! The vast Huaxia”
“You have completely misunderstood the truth of what happened.”
When facing severe moral or identity-based accusations, directly denying the interlocutor's interpretation is essential to avoid grave consequences.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
that's not how it is / that's not the case
A standard spoken phrase used to flatly correct someone's mistaken perception or narrative.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That's not it.”
“That's not true.”
“That's not it.”
“That is not the case.”
“It's not like that.”
“That's not what happened.”
“Not true. Don't talk nonsense, alright?”
“That's not true. That's not true.”
“But... apparently not.”
“I knew it wasn't like this.”
“But it's not like that in reality.”
“It shouldn't be like this. It shouldn't be like this.”
“last time.”
“That's right. That's not it at all.”
“The look on the person behind you says otherwise.”