孩子都是无辜的嘛
“the child was innocent.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不管怎么说
“After all,”
孩子都是无辜的 嘛
“the child was innocent.”
后来
“Later on,”
“Whatever happened between the adults, leave the child out of it.”
In Chinese moral discourse, appealing to the vulnerability and innocence of children is a standard rhetorical strategy to defuse bitter adult disputes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
innocent / blameless
Used to stress that someone has done nothing wrong and should not be punished or dragged into a conflict.
Appeals to an obvious shared moral truth or common sense, softening the reminder.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I am innocent too.”
“I am truly being wronged.”
“completely innocent?”
“Those innocent people...”
“Stop hurting innocent people.”
“He has suffered a lot.”