她怎么不吃这一套了
“Why isn't she buying this anymore?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
今天什么情况
“What's going on today?”
她 怎么不吃 这一套 了
“Why isn't she buying this anymore?”
你干嘛呢
“What are you doing?”
“My usual trick completely backfired—what went wrong with her?”
In Chinese social interaction, 'eating a routine' means accepting someone's conventional flattery or interpersonal maneuvers; refusing it signifies seeing through pretense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not buying it / not falling for this routine
An idiomatic colloquialism indicating that someone rejects or sees through flattery, threats, or tricks.
why doesn't / how come... not
Used colloquially to express surprise at an unexpected change in behavior.
Indicates a change of state, highlighting that she used to accept this treatment but suddenly no longer does.