我们除了工作什么都没做
“we did nothing but work.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是我跟你发誓
“But I swear to you,”
我们 除了 工作 什么都没做
“we did nothing but work.”
什么都没做
“Nothing happened.”
“Please believe me, there is absolutely nothing going on between us—it's strictly professional.”
In Chinese interpersonal or romantic relationships, when someone is suspected of crossing boundaries, invoking purely professional limits like 'chule gongzuo' ('nothing besides work') is a common way to delineate boundaries and defuse suspicion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
indicates doing nothing except for a specific thing, completely negating all other possibilities
An emphatic negative pattern often used to vehemently defend oneself, prove one's innocence, or emphasize exclusivity.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“are capable of anything.”
“We can't do anything right.”
“Work is work regardless of location. Nothing to get used to.”
“We can't do anything right.”
“There's still so much I haven't done.”