他们家不一样 他不是你想的那种人
“They have a complex family. He's not what you imagine.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
认贼作父 你知道情况吗 你就这么义愤填膺的
“He betrayed them. You don't know what happened, so don't be so outraged.”
他们家 不一样 他 不是你想的那种人
“They have a complex family. He's not what you imagine.”
你别胳膊肘往外拐好吗 这种人就应该
“Don't speak for others, OK? We should hit him”
“You are completely misjudging him; stop stereotyping without knowing the facts.”
Chinese society traditionally emphasizes family background (家境/家风); here, the speaker deliberately decouples the individual from perceived family faults.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not the kind of person you think they are
A common spoken defense used to counter someone's prejudice or hasty negative judgments.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Her family is just as well-off as mine.”
“His family must have quite a lot of connections. That's right.”
“I wasn't his family. What would I even say to the police?”
“But this does not mean we are not a family anymore.”
“This whole family doesn't even live separately.”
“Aren't we all family?”