也的确是偷了你们的钱
“We did steal your money,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们 我们
“We...”
也 的确是偷了 你们 的 钱
“We did steal your money,”
但我们也是
“but we...”
“Yes, we did it, but please hear our side of the story before judging us.”
In Chinese communicative norms, owning up to undeniable facts first demonstrates sincerity and softens the listener before asking for leniency.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
indeed; to be fair it really is
Used when reluctantly conceding a point before introducing a counter-argument or justification.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“he accused me of stealing his money to buy them.”
“I didn't steal them. I paid.”
“I thought you were the one who paid for it.”
“I thought you paid for it yourselves.”
“You're stealing stuff now?”
“He must have scammed all that money.”