您刚才讲的我听不大懂
“I don't quite understand what you just said.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“he is the most suitable. I'm just a cop.”
您刚才讲的我 听不大懂
“I don't quite understand what you just said.”
跟你们郭局一个口气 搞治安的 只分个黑白 对吗
“You talk just like your Director Guo. You're police officers, so you can only tell right from wrong, right?”
“I get your game, but I refuse to play by your corrupt rules.”
In hierarchical Chinese interactions, claiming not to understand what a leader says is a classic face-saving strategy to reject morally dubious directives without openly rebelling.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot quite understand
A polite, softening expression used to feign ignorance or indirectly express disagreement with someone of higher status.
what was just said
A standard spoken phrase referencing the immediate previous topic in a discussion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I didn't quite understand.”
“I didn't understand your question.”
“I don't understand what you're saying”
“I'm a bit confused.”
“Ms. Li, I'm still a bit confused.”
“I don't get what you mean.”