我想不明白他究竟在想什么
“I can't understand what he's really thinking,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“still lowered himself to curry favor with them.”
我 想不明白 他 究竟 在想什么
“I can't understand what he's really thinking,”
我也不知道 他究竟把我们当 站住
“and I don't know -what he takes us for... -Stop there!”
“His behavior makes zero sense and is completely beneath him.”
Lowering one's stature to flatter inferiors or rivals often provokes severe judgment and incomprehension among peers who value mutual dignity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unable to figure out / cannot understand
A common potential complement construction indicating total mental perplexity over an issue or behavior.
what on earth (someone) is thinking
Used to add an emphatic, often exasperated edge when questioning someone's motives.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“all because of this guy. I have no idea what's going on in his head.”
“God knows what he's thinking.”
“thinking about? Did he notice”
“I don't understand what he's thinking.”
“So what is he really trying to do?”
“But I don't know what his real purpose is.”
“I don't know what he's thinking. It must be hard for an old man like him.”