姑父倒卖生漆 姑姑替他作假 您能信吗
“that Uncle resold raw lacquer, and Aunt cooked the books for him, would you believe her?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
祯娘初掌墨坊 本就备受争议 若贸然告诉您说
“Zhen has just taken over the ink workshop, and many people are having issues with that. If she rashly told you”
姑父 倒卖生漆 姑姑替他作假 您能信吗
“that Uncle resold raw lacquer, and Aunt cooked the books for him, would you believe her?”
您不但不会信 您还会觉得
“Not only would you not believe her, but you would also think”
“You favored them so much that you would have accused me of lying if I had told you earlier.”
In traditional Chinese families, a junior member accusing an elder relative risks being dismissed as disrespectful unless indisputable proof is presented.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to resell illicitly; to scalp or engage in illegal arbitrage
Used to describe unauthorized or illicit commercial trafficking of materials.
to fake; to forge accounts or records
Commonly used in financial or procedural contexts meaning to fabricate documents or conceal facts.
would you even believe it?
A rhetorical challenge emphasizing that the listener would naturally find the claim implausible.
Turns the sentence into a rhetorical question implying an emphatic negative answer.
