不止这一次 之前每一次都是这样吧 林展翘
“It's not just this once. Hasn't it always been like this before, Lin Zhanqiao?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“you should discuss it with me first, alright?”
不止 这一次 之前 每一次都是这样 吧 林展翘
“It's not just this once. Hasn't it always been like this before, Lin Zhanqiao?”
“The world doesn't revolve around you.”
“Stop pretending this is an isolated mistake—you always do this and I'm fed up.”
Addressing a peer or colleague by their full three-character name at the end of a sentence signals peak frustration, dropping polite pretenses and escalating the seriousness of the reprimand.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not just this once; more than this single instance
Use when emphasizing that an error or pattern has happened repeatedly, not just once.
it is like this every single time
A strong accusatory phrase used in arguments to highlight chronic bad habits.
Softens the rhetorical question while pushing the listener to concede the obvious truth.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But maybe not next time. I only need one time.”
“I tried over and over again…”
“If we don't deal with her, it might happen again.”
“It is not my first time. I have experience.”
“That's why I found it strange this time.”
“Let him wait once. Everything has a first time.”