原来你早就知道我戒不了烟
“You knew I couldn't quit smoking.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
看来风口在这儿
“Looks like the vent is here.”
原来 你 早就知道 我 戒不了烟
“You knew I couldn't quit smoking.”
还在这儿挖苦我
“Here you are, still mocking me.”
“You saw through my failed resolution all along and just wanted to mock me!”
Among close friends or colleagues in China, struggling with nicotine addiction is often treated with lighthearted irony and affectionate ribbing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
so it turns out you knew all along
A very useful conversational pattern when you suddenly realize the other person possessed knowledge beforehand.
unable to quit smoking
The potential complement form '戒不了' expressing the inability to break an addictive habit.