可若是非亲非故的话
“But if you are not closely related,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你怎么知道?
“How do you know that?”
可 若是 非亲非故 的话
“But if you are not closely related,”
为什么这么做?
“why go to such lengths?”
“You have no reason to help, which makes your true intention suspicious.”
In Chinese social culture, helping someone with whom one shares no prior bond often arouses suspicion of an ulterior motive.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
neither family nor friends; complete strangers
Use this set idiom when highlighting the complete absence of personal ties or obligations between people.
Sets up a conditional frame to explore hypothetical possibilities.