但是我们也没有说是哪一年的事
“but we didn't say which year it was.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们刚才说 要问关于这个产妇的事情
“we just said we wanted to ask about this pregnant woman,”
但是 我们也 没有说是 哪一年 的事
“but we didn't say which year it was.”
“Why did you assume it's been many years?”
“You just gave yourself away by revealing details we never told you.”
In Chinese investigatory contexts, interrogators frequently use polite contrastive phrases starting with '但是' (but) to systematically deconstruct contradictory testimony without immediately shouting.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
which year's event; an incident from what year
A colloquial way to inquire or talk about when a specific past occurrence took place.
didn't even say; nor did [we] state
Used to emphasize an omission or clarify that certain information was never provided.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“When are you talking about?”
“It hasn't even been that long.”
“When did that happen?”
“I found no record from years ago”
“This isn't the time to talk about this.”
“That was many years ago.”