但我不知道是什么情况
“But I don't know what's going on.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“has been asking me about Ying'er.”
但我不知道是什么情况
“But I don't know what's going on.”
我只知道日本人
“I only know the Japanese”
“Stop pressing me; I genuinely don't know the full story.”
In dangerous political or investigative circumstances, professing ignorance about sensitive matters is a vital self-preservation strategy to avoid incrimination.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have no idea what the situation is / do not know what is going on
A frequent everyday spoken formula to express complete ignorance of background details.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You don't know the situation at all!”
“As for the details, we're not sure either.”
“I just wonder if he knows”
“Well, I'm not too sure either. Something about leaks or electrical issues.”
“I'm not quite sure about it.”
“I don't either. But I need to figure it out.”
“I really don't know.”
“What's going on? I don't know.”
“I wonder how that man's doing now.”
“No idea what was going on today.”
“I have no idea what happened.”
“I have no idea what happened.”
“I assume you don't know either.”
“and see if he knows anything about this.”
“But I don't know why”
“I don't know what I'd have done.”
“I don't know when it was,”
“I don't know what came over me.”
“I suffer gastrointestinal disorders, right?”
“I don't know why,”
“That I don't know.”
“I don't know how to buy them.”
“But I don't know the details. I just overheard them chatting on WeChat.”
“but I don't know what drug she gave me.”
“Actually, I don't know what's wrong with me.”
“We don't know why,”
“Honestly, neither did I.”
“so she doesn't know how to deal with it.”
“Because I didn't know what was going on back then.”
“I don't know what to do now.”
“I really don't know the exact reason.”
“I didn't know what to do.”
“But I don't know where it is.”
“when he was abroad? I have no idea at all.”
“It's such a small place. There's nothing you can miss.”
“I don't know what you've been up to lately! So what can I do?”
“I just don't understand.”
“I really don't know what happened.”
“I don't understand why.”