从进门到现在 他也一直在玩手机 你怎么不说他
“He's been on his phone since we got here. Why don't you blame him?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
别玩了
“Stop playing.”
从 进门 到现在 他也 一直在玩手机 你怎么不 说他
“He's been on his phone since we got here. Why don't you blame him?”
你别玩了
“Stop playing.”
“Why are you only picking on me when he is doing the exact same thing?”
In Chinese domestic settings, younger family members often protest when discipline is perceived as unequal among siblings or peers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
from... until now
Used to describe an unbroken duration of time leading up to the present moment.
play on one's phone / use one's phone
The standard everyday phrase in modern Chinese for browsing or gaming on a smartphone.
why don't you scold him?
A rhetorical challenge commonly used to protest perceived partiality or double standards.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I played on my phone in my room, door shut. I didn't notice.”
“You've been playing with your phone all morning,”
“If I had arrived earlier today, they wouldn't have been even allowed in.”
“Don't play on your phone too much. Go out more often.”
“Didn't you see him when he came in?”
“Before he entered, before he came in.”