我说什么了 我怎么可能因为这点钱
“Have I ever said a word about that? How could I let someone kill Lei”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“you know very well how many times you sent people to rob at my sand quarry.”
我说什么了 我 怎么可能 因为这点钱
“Have I ever said a word about that? How could I let someone kill Lei”
“just because of this little amount of money? Did you see with your own eyes I robbed you?”
“It's ridiculous to think I'd commit murder over such pocket change.”
In Chinese defensive rhetoric, accused parties often highlight the disparity between the crime and the small reward to argue that no rational person would take such a disproportionate risk.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how is it possible / no way
A very common spoken expression used to express strong disbelief or indignantly reject an accusation.
over this petty amount of money
Used to downplay a financial sum to make an alleged motive sound utterly absurd.
Functions as a completed aspect marker highlighting the speech act that the interlocutor supposedly took issue with.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What did I say? Decheng isn't that kind of person.”
“Bai Shu, what did you say? He listened to you so well.”
“Told you we'll make it!”
“Speaking of money, I just remembered.”
“Who says so? I do.”
“I told you. She's a total fraud!”