老夫是真的是一概不知啊
“I really don't know anything about it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
至于他找的什么客人 如何找到的客人
“as for the clients he found, how he found them,”
老夫 是真的 是 一概不知 啊
“I really don't know anything about it.”
“Don't be so hasty to burn your bridges, Mr. Sun.”
“I know nothing about this mess, so don't try to pin it on me.”
In imperial official circles, total ignorance was often a defensive tactic to avoid political implication in scandals.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
completely unaware; knowing nothing at all
A strong four-character idiom used to formally and entirely deny knowledge of an incident.
this old man (archaic humble self-reference)
Used by older men of status in historical dramas to refer to themselves.
Emphasizes the speaker's emotional plea and urgency to be believed.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I have said everything there is to say,”
“I can't quite remember.”
“Dont worry about my health.”
“I believe there must be something fishy behind this case.”
“I can rest assured.”
“Even though I'm old,”