我相信这不是你的真心话
“[woman] I'm sure you don't mean that.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
真可惜 你们两个都没淹死
“It's a shame neither of you managed to drown.”
我相信 这不是 你的 真心话
“[woman] I'm sure you don't mean that.”
或者你们也可以永久停留在那个地方
“[Merritt] Or you could have stayed where you were permanently.”
“You are just lashing out; you cannot possibly be that monstrous.”
Appealing to someone's underlying goodness (真心) is a conversational tactic in Chinese to dissuade an opponent from crossing moral boundaries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
words from the heart; heartfelt truth
Commonly used to distinguish honest feelings from empty politeness, threats, or lies.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Although these are my true feelings...”
“I'm serious about you!”
“I know your feelings for me are true.”
“that wasn't what you really meant? I meant it.”
“You never tell me the truth.”
“Can I tell you the truth?”