我听不懂你们在说什么
“I don't understand what you're talking about.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
百姓生灵涂炭吗
“just for your selfish desires?”
我听不懂你们在说什么
“I don't understand what you're talking about.”
但是我只知道
“But this is what I understand.”
“Spare me your convoluted justifications; let's talk about the real human cost.”
Dismissing high-minded political discourse to champion the direct welfare of common folk is a powerful rhetorical device in Chinese historical drama.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cannot understand (by listening)
Very common potential complement construction used to state inability or refusal to follow what is being said.
what (you are) saying
Used to reference an ongoing statement or discussion, often critically.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I have no idea what you're talking about.”
“I don't understand what you're saying.”
“I don't know what you mean.”
“I don't understand what you're saying”
“I'm a bit confused.”
“Why don't you still understand?”
“You wouldn't understand that feeling,”
“Do you understand what I'm saying?”
“I don't understand.”
“Although I don't understand what you are saying,”
“You're saying things I don't understand again.”