不是说了病人需要休息吗
“The patient needs to rest.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你哪个报社的呀
“Which daily are you from?”
不是说了 病人 需要休息 吗
“The patient needs to rest.”
“You're affecting our work.”
“Get out of here right now; you have no business disturbing our patient.”
In Chinese communicative culture, phrasing an order as a rhetorical reminder ('Didn't I say...') is a common way to assert authority and highlight the other person's wrongdoing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Didn't [I/we] already say that...?
Use this rhetorical pattern to express annoyance when someone ignores a previous instruction or statement.
needs to rest
A standard phrase used in healthcare contexts to politely or firmly demand quiet for an ill person.
Forms a rhetorical question that reinforces the speaker's irritation and emphasizes that the instruction was already given.
