为何还要继续蒙骗于我
“Why did you continue to keep me in the dark?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我的记忆
“erase my memories?”
为何还要继续蒙骗于我
“Why did you continue to keep me in the dark?”
我没有想要骗你
“That was never my intention.”
“How could you still keep lying to my face? I need the truth right now.”
Dramas—particularly historical, xianxia, or Republican-era series—frequently incorporate classical function words such as 'wei he' or 'yu wo' to heighten dramatic tension and lend a solemn or distant tone to a character's persona.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to deceive me; to hoodwink me
A literary and dramatic phrasing where 'yu' marks the object of the verb, equivalent to the modern colloquial 'pian wo'.
why; for what reason
An interrogative pronoun carrying a formal, classical flavor, conveying a more serious and solemn tone than the everyday 'wei shen me'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why did you lie to me?”
“Why must you repeat the same mistake?”
“Why did you lie to me?”
“♪ I sigh for this deep love and the broken dreams ♪ why did you lie to me?”
“Why did you keep it from me?”
“So why would I want that kind of marriage?”
“But why did you lie to me?”
“But if you keep on deceiving the organization and me,”
“Why did you lie to me?”
“Why did you lie to me?”