我也不是很清楚
“I'm not quite sure about it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
说清楚
“Make it clear.”
我 也不是 很清楚
“I'm not quite sure about it.”
我昨天中午 想要把笔记给他 就看他很生气地
“At noon yesterday, I wanted to give him the notes and I saw him”
“Don't hold me responsible for the whole story, but here is what I saw.”
Chinese speakers often soften statements with expressions of uncertainty like this to protect themselves from blame if information turns out to be inaccurate.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not very clear / not entirely sure
A very useful polite hedging formula to soften statements when unsure or unwilling to commit.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“No idea.”
“I'm not too sure about that.”
“As for the details, we're not sure either.”
“I really have no idea.”
“I'm not so sure about that.”
“I don't quite understand them either, and I am still learning.”
“I'm not too sure about the specifics.”
“As for many details, I don't remember clearly.”
“Who knows if it works?”
“You don't know the situation at all!”
“Well… I'm not sure.”
“I just wonder if he knows”
“He doesn't know much about Japan.”
“That I don't know.”
“You really don't get it, do you?”
“Honestly, neither did I.”
“The thing is, I don't know you very well.”
“But I don't know what's going on.”
“But I don't know where it is.”
“It's such a small place. There's nothing you can miss.”
“I don't either. But I need to figure it out.”
“so we don't know the specifics very well.”
“I just don't understand.”
“I'm not so sure. I'm sorry, sir. Is there anything else I can help you with?”
“I can't really explain it.”
“I don't know either. It's just a guess.”
“Even the Bureau Chief doesn't know.”