你不是答应我不杀人的吗
“Didn't you promise me you wouldn't kill anyone?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你终于醒了
“You're finally awake.”
你 不是 答应我 不杀人的吗
“Didn't you promise me you wouldn't kill anyone?”
你怎么能够
“How could you...”
“You lied to me and broke your word—how could you do something so monstrous?”
In Chinese storytelling and relationship ethics, making a personal pledge ('答应') creates a heavy moral bond, and breaking it damages the fundamental trust of the bond.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
didn't you say / weren't you supposed to...
Commonly used to challenge someone when their current action contradicts a prior agreement.
promised me not to kill
A standard construction combining a promise verb '答应' with a beneficiary and action.
Converts the statement into an accusatory rhetorical question demanding accountability.