到底有什么动机 会这么做啊
“What motive could they possibly have?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不想让我参加高考
“and stop me from taking the college entrance exam?”
到底有什么 动机 会 这么做 啊
“What motive could they possibly have?”
“We want to know that too.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
The National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) is seen as a life-defining event in China, making any deliberate attempt to sabotage someone's participation a grave and shocking offense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
on earth / after all
Used in questions to intensify curiosity, urgency, or impatience.
motive / intention
Commonly used in formal or investigative contexts to discuss reasons behind deliberate behavior.
Softens the rhetorical question while conveying deep bewilderment.
