你知道吗 我考考他不行
“Do you know? Can't I test him?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
它拿了多少分 排第几名
“in the first stage of the first season? What was their ranking?”
你知道吗 我 考考他 不行
“Do you know? Can't I test him?”
第一名
“First place.”
“Don't judge me, I just wanted to see if he actually knows.”
Verbal testing is commonly used informally among Chinese speakers as a playful way to establish rapport or verify competence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to test him; to quiz him
A common reduplicated verb pattern used when testing someone's knowledge in an informal, lighthearted way.
is it not allowed?; can't I?
Placed at the end of a rhetorical or defensive question to challenge someone's disapproval.
Marks a rhetorical question to prompt the listener to reconsider.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“we'll be left behind by this era, you know? Then, why didn't you tell me?”
“You know what? You were amazing on stage last time.”
“You know what? I think I had a dream last night.”
“You know, you need a fresh start.”
“Do you understand? Forget it.”
“You know what? I downloaded a lot of shows on my tablet.”