这是怎么回事啊
“What's going on?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一刻都不能少
“Six hours, not a moment less.”
这是怎么回事 啊
“What's going on?”
“It's such a hot day. Why isn't she here yet? Exactly.”
“Why are things not going according to plan? Someone needs to explain this mess.”
In Chinese social situations, voicing spontaneous rhetorical questions aloud invites bystanders to chime in and validate mutual discomfort.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what is going on; what happened
A highly frequent colloquial expression used to inquire about unexpected problems or confusing events.
Softens the inquiry while amplifying emotional coloring such as bewilderment or exasperation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Hey, what's going on here?”
“What's going on?”
“What's going on?”
“what's going on?”
“What happened here? Zhenzhu, what happened?”
“What the hell?”
“Why? Is it just because of her health?”
“Why? What happened?”
“What's going on? Exactly.”