答应什么了 答应什么了
“Promised what? What did I promise you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Hey, Uncle, you promised me. How could you just forget it?”
答应什么 了 答应什么 了
“Promised what? What did I promise you?”
“No loud noises in public. Mind your manners.”
“I know what you're talking about, but I refuse to acknowledge it.”
In Chinese interpersonal tactics, feigning forgetfulness is a common social maneuver to back out of an inconvenient informal promise without an overt confrontation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what promise? / what did I ever promise?
A rhetorical repetition used to deny, feign ignorance, or play dumb regarding an agreement.
Marks completion of the supposed past commitment being questioned.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Do you agree? Yes!”
“Does that mean you agree? I never said that.”
“As for what you promised me, shouldn't you keep your word?”
“You! I always remember what I promise the kid.”
“your promise…”
“You promised to call me as soon as you got back.”