这不是电视台那主持人吗？
“Isn't she the host on the TV channel?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
怎么了？
“What?”
这不是 电视台那主持人 吗 ？
“Isn't she the host on the TV channel?”
是他
“That's him.”
“Wait, isn't that the TV host over there?”
In Chinese popular culture, television hosts are prominent public figures who typically have very high public recognition.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Isn't this/that...?; used to express recognizing someone or realizing a fact through a rhetorical question, conveying confirmation and mild surprise.
A high-frequency colloquial sentence pattern often used when running into an acquaintance or identifying something to prompt confirmation from the listener.
Used at the end of a rhetorical question to strengthen the tone of confirmation and seek the listener's agreement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Could it be that Li Feng did it?”
“- [Terry] By who? - Depended on the day really.”
“isn't it just about a director?”
“No. Then who are you leading?”
“Could it be Yao Wenxiu?”
“I actually thought a celebrity had walked in.”