就连局座也不清楚
“Even the Bureau Chief doesn't know.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这我不清楚
“I don't know that.”
就连 局座 也不 清楚
“Even the Bureau Chief doesn't know.”
我们只是知道
“We only know”
“Don't blame me for not knowing; even the big boss is kept in the dark.”
In hierarchical organizations, invoking the ignorance of a superior ('局座') is an effective face-saving strategy to absolve subordinates of responsibility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even [someone] is not clear / does not know
Used as an emphatic construction to demonstrate that an unknown fact is completely beyond anyone's reach.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I just wonder if he knows”
“But I don't know where it is.”
“Well… I'm not sure.”
“I'm not really sure about that. Because I haven't seen him either.”
“I really have no idea.”
“I'm not so sure about that.”
“you've lost sight of your place.”
“No idea.”
“I'm not quite sure about it.”