怎能怪到我的头上？ 燕子楼并无漏刻
“Why blame me for it? There was no water clock at Swallow House.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
也应是那报时的伙计
“If someone is lying, it should be the attendant.”
怎能 怪到我的头上？ 燕子楼并无漏刻
“Why blame me for it? There was no water clock at Swallow House.”
全靠附近的更夫报时
“The time was reported by the nearby watchman.”
“You have no right to pin this on me; I had no way of knowing the time.”
In pre-modern China, the 'louke' (clepsydra or water clock) was the standard technical instrument for tracking time in official or elite establishments, contrasting with oral watchmen.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to pin the blame on someone
A vivid colloquial structure used when someone feels unfairly blamed or scapegoated.
how can; how could one possibly
A formal and assertive rhetorical opener used to protest an unfair accusation or premise.
