不是 咱们之前不是说好吗
“Well, didn't we agree before?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
怎么问你爸要钱呢
“Why are you asking your dad for money?”
不是 咱们 之前不是说 好吗
“Well, didn't we agree before?”
“This money was borrowed under my name,”
“Why are you changing the plan without asking me when we already settled this?”
Borrowing money from parents often incurs complicated filial obligations and loss of face, making one partner reluctant to involve family.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
didn't we already agree beforehand
A very useful spoken phrase to challenge someone who goes back on a previous verbal promise.
Forms a rhetorical question highlighting the contradiction between the previous pact and current action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We had a deal.”
“♪ The stars flow across the sky, and I walk this road with you ♪ didn't we already make a pact in the very beginning? ♪ From strangers, our hearts slowly grow close ♪”
“Didn't we agree on this?”
“But we agreed on that.”
“Because we don't have a strong brand.”
“Lin Chen, didn't we?”
“Wasn't it agreed it would be you?”