我根本就不认识他
“I don't even know him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
被定罪的原因之一
“Wang Xinglang was convicted.”
我 根本就不认识 他
“I don't even know him.”
“What happens to him has nothing to do with me.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese legal or high-stakes disputes, completely denying any acquaintance is a standard rhetorical strategy to avoid guilt by association.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
simply not / not at all
Used to add strong emphasis to a negative statement or complete denial.