知道了又能怎样呢
“And what if he did?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那这事贾大成他知道吗
“did Dacheng know it?”
知道了又能怎样呢
“And what if he did?”
这大成呀虽然窝囊
“Dacheng was a good man,”
“Even if he finds out, he can't do anything about it anyway.”
In Chinese everyday conversations, rhetorical structures like '...又能怎样' reflect an underlying pragmatism where knowing the truth is deemed useless if no corrective action can be taken.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what difference does it make even if one knows
Use this rhetorical pattern to dismiss someone's inquiry as pointless because awareness cannot alter the situation.
Softens the rhetorical question while underscoring a reflective, resigned tone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“about my sister's crime? I am a victim too.”
“I have to take the risk to see if there's a chance.”
“How else?”
“What can you do then?”
“so I can”
“So what if you have the key code?”
“How did you know the one who died was Lu Yuan?”
“what good will it do?”
“How am I supposed to get a chance to know them?”
“So what if you know?”
“Then what about you?”
“How could I let you know?”
“So what if I did?”