什么事情该做 什么事情不该做
“what should be done and what shouldn't?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你之前不是总问我
“Didn't you used to keep asking me”
什么事情 该做 什么事情 不该 做
“what should be done and what shouldn't?”
我现在告诉你
“I'll tell you now—”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese interpersonal communication places great value on 'fencun'—knowing the fine line between what is appropriate and inappropriate to do in specific relationships.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
should do / ought to be done
A concise spoken modal construction used to express duty, advisability, or propriety.
should not do / ought not to be done
Commonly paired with '该做' to set a sharp contrast between proper and forbidden actions.