丁来的事你问我 我真不知道
“You're asking me about Ding Lai's business— I really don't know!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你们交易的内容是什么 这所有的都是丁来定的
“What was the deal about? Everything was decided by Ding Lai.”
丁来的事 你问 我 我真不知道
“You're asking me about Ding Lai's business— I really don't know!”
又跟我耍花样是不是
“Trying to play tricks with me again?”
“Don't pin this on me; I'm not giving anything away about him.”
In high-pressure situations or interrogations, claiming total unawareness of another's affairs is a primary defensive tactic to avoid self-incrimination.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
asking me won't help, I genuinely don't know
A spoken pattern used to wash one's hands of an inquiry and emphasize personal detachment from the subject.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Could Ding Lai just be messing with us?”
“Ding Lai lives with Daquan. You didn't know that?”
“I've spent all the money Ding Lai gave us.”
“Now Ding Lai is dead, and you're alive. What are you not satisfied with?”
“About Ding Lai getting hit by a car, do you really believe”
“Do you know Ding Youcai?”