我就想给她找两支盘尼西林
“I just wanted to find her a couple doses of penicillin.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不严重
“Not serious.”
我 就想 给她找两支盘尼西林
“I just wanted to find her a couple doses of penicillin.”
反正你就别问这么多了
“Anyway, don't ask so many questions.”
“Don't dig into why I need this medicine; just help me get it without asking questions.”
Minimizing details about sensitive matters is a common pragmatic strategy to protect informants and partners in risky situations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I just want to...
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to minimize one's request or intention, making it sound simple and non-threatening.
penicillin
An old transliteration of penicillin, frequently encountered in historical and wartime Chinese films.