你为什么不一开始就说这个？
“Why didn't you just say that to begin with?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
她记得他 所以我在等他的驾照信息
“She remembers him. I'm waiting on a driver's license.”
你 为什么不 一开始就 说 这个 ？
“Why didn't you just say that to begin with?”
哦 好吧
“- Oh, right. - [Rose] Mm.”
“You wasted my time by holding back the most important detail.”
In high-stakes work, failing to deliver the lead point upfront causes friction and triggers direct peer reprimands.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
from the very beginning
Useful adverbial phrase emphasizing that an action should have happened at the earliest possible stage.
why didn't / why not
Frequently used to question why a sensible action was omitted, carrying an undertone of criticism.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?”
“Then why didn't you tell me earlier?”
“Then why didn't you tell me earlier?”
“These opening lines of yours are not quite good.”
“Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing at the time?”
“Why didn't you say it earlier?”
“Why didn't you tell us earlier?”
“But why didn't you say it straight out earlier?”