我什么时候答应收你为徒了
“When did I agree to take you as my apprentice?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你什么时候开始教我呀
“When will you start teaching me?”
我 什么时候 答应 收你为徒 了
“When did I agree to take you as my apprentice?”
“For the sake of me combing your hair,”
“You're getting ahead of yourself, don't assume I've agreed so easily.”
In Chinese culture, accepting a disciple is a formal, serious bond that implies lifelong obligation; invoking it here adds dramatic yet playful weight to their closeness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
when; since when
Often used rhetorically in spoken Chinese to reject an unfounded assumption or deny a past promise.
accept you as a disciple/apprentice
A traditional, set phrase referring to accepting someone under one's mentorship or martial tutelage.
Marks completed change of state within the rhetorical question, emphasizing the non-existence of such a commitment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“When did I agree to take you as my disciple?”
“Did anyone say I'd take apprentices?”
“Where did you find time to hire a tutor?”