李棚改说的话能信吗
“Can we trust what Li Penggai said?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
仁哥
“Ren.”
李棚改 说的 话能信吗
“Can we trust what Li Penggai said?”
我信他
“I trust him.”
“You are foolish to trust him; he is totally untrustworthy.”
In Chinese informal partnerships, personal character and verbal credibility ('信') are paramount criteria before entering into agreements.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
can it be believed? / is it trustworthy?
A rhetorical or doubtful question used to express deep suspicion regarding someone's claims.
what [someone] said / someone's words
Standard conversational structure to refer back to a person's verbal promises or statements.
Forms a standard question, here used rhetorically to underline profound skepticism.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mr. Pei said he was serious.”
“Mr. Pei, you're actually right.”
“Mr. Pei never wastes our time with a speech like that.”
“Did Ms. Li say anything else?”
“Mr. Pei, I think Director Zhuang seems a bit unreliable.”
“I don't believe any of it.”