但他有肺病 怎么可能抽烟呢？
“He has a lung condition. Why would he be smoking?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我看监控里 徐萌她爹手里拿了根烟
“In the CCTV, Xu Meng's dad was holding a cigarette.”
但他有肺病 怎么可能 抽烟呢？
“He has a lung condition. Why would he be smoking?”
别着急 稳着点儿
“Easy. Stay calm.”
“This does not add up at all; something fishy is going on here.”
Chinese speakers frequently use rhetorical questions introduced by '怎么可能' to refute an inference rather than making a direct declarative counterstatement.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how is it possible; no way
A very common rhetorical expression used to express strong disbelief or skepticism.
lung disease / pulmonary illness
Used in everyday spoken Chinese as a general term for various lung ailments.
Softens the rhetorical question while highlighting the speaker's genuine doubt and cognitive dissonance.
