但我说那话真不是那个意思 你什么意思
“But I really didn't mean that when I said it. What did you mean?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不 不 不 但是我
“No, no, no. But I...”
但 我说 那话 真不是 那个意思 你什么意思
“But I really didn't mean that when I said it. What did you mean?”
我看你怎么解释
“I'd like to see how you'll explain it.”
“Stop twisting my words into something hostile when that wasn't my point at all.”
Because high-context communication heavily relies on reading between the lines, clarifying that a remark had no hidden malice is a frequent defensive necessity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
really didn't mean it that way
A highly frequent conversational chunk used to deflect accusations and correct misinterpretations.
what do you mean? / what are you getting at?
Depending on tone, this can be an innocent inquiry or an aggressive confrontational challenge.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That's not what I meant. Then what did you mean?”
“You know that's not what I meant. What did you mean?”
“Is that what I meant? Then what did you mean?”