我也不至于 蠢到这个地步
“I'm not that stupid.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
又瞎猜
“Wild guess again.”
我 也不 至于 蠢到这个地步
“I'm not that stupid.”
“You even broke up with your boyfriend for him. That's different.”
“Stop making me sound like a complete idiot; I know what I'm doing.”
When friends tease or call out questionable romantic decisions, the defensive retort '不至于' helps the speaker protect personal autonomy and face without breaking rapport.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not to the extent of; not so bad as to
A very useful spoken phrase to downplay an extreme scenario or reject an exaggerated accusation.
foolish to this extreme / this stupid
Expresses an extreme degree of foolishness, often used in self-defense or criticism.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you wouldn't have suffered so much.”
“I didn't do it on purpose. It's just a lounge area.”
“Not good, either. Yours is surely not... It's definitely not your position.”
“Then I might as well... Might as well end all of this.”
“I really shouldn't have... I was really careless. I didn't expect...”
“I simply didn't bother to make an enemy of a wretch like you.”