那种捕风捉影的事情 我不想再听
“I don't want to hear such baseless rumors anymore.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“In what way? She's nothing but a flirt.”
那种 捕风捉影 的事情 我不想 再 听
“I don't want to hear such baseless rumors anymore.”
向梓 你应该知道 我们做学术
“Xiang Zi. You should know that integrity is paramount”
“Stop bringing up petty gossip; it is beneath our professional and academic dignity.”
In academic and professional Chinese contexts, indulging in rumors harms collective harmony, so figures of authority often cut off petty slander using moral idioms.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
chasing shadows; groundless; making baseless accusations
A common four-character idiom (chengyu) used to criticize rumors or claims lacking hard evidence.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Groundless?”
“if rumors spread and people find out,”
“because such a scandal is a deadly crime for you,”
“It is based on hearsay and lacks any evidence.”
“Let me see how they're making these false accusations.”
“Miss Xie is a woman in love, grasping at shadows.”