去年你不是说 能找完吗
“Didn't you say last year that you'd be done?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
今年就该找完了
“I should be done this year.”
去年你不是说 能找完吗
“Didn't you say last year that you'd be done?”
我是怕我今年找完了
“I'm afraid if I finish this year,”
“You explicitly told me you'd wrap this up last year, so why are you backtracking now?”
Using rhetorical negative questions like 'didn't you say' directly confronts someone on their reliability without softening, typical among close peers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
didn't you say...
Use this rhetorical opening to point out an inconsistency between someone's previous statements and current reality.
finish finding / look for thoroughly
A resultative complement construction indicating the completion of a search.
Converts the rhetorical assertion into a direct question, intensifying the confrontational tone.
