而且我就吃过两次 不知者不怪
“And I only took it twice. You can't blame me for ignorance.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“when he gave it to me, I didn't know it was drugs.”
而且 我就吃过两次 不知者不怪
“And I only took it twice. You can't blame me for ignorance.”
我真的什么都不知道
“I swear, I knew nothing.”
“I did not know what it was, so you cannot hold me legally accountable.”
In Chinese culture, invoking conventional moral aphorisms like '不知者不怪' is a standard rhetorical strategy to ask for compassion when caught in a transgression.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
one who does not know cannot be blamed
A traditional proverb invoked to seek forgiveness or pardon on the grounds of genuine ignorance.
only tried it twice
Employs '就' to emphasize the small quantity or frequency in an effort to minimize gravity.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Haven't you learned enough from the setbacks you've had?”
“Anyway, I totally overate again.”
“And we got a free meal out of it, right? Yeah, that's right.”
“No wonder he refused to give me the pills.”
“You make it sound like I've had it before.”
“I've already eaten, too. If you don't mind, you can have it back.”