难道所有人都能去上大学吗
“Does that mean everyone gets to enter university?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“What kind of place do you think the university is? Everyone wants to improve.”
难道 所有人 都 能 去上大学 吗
“Does that mean everyone gets to enter university?”
“You got in despite your vocabulary level, so why can't I?”
“Be realistic; not everyone is cut out or eligible for university, especially you.”
In historical Chinese contexts like the Gaokao or worker-peasant-soldier student selection eras, university spots were extremely scarce life-altering resources that triggered fierce social competition.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
could it be that... / don't tell me that...
Commonly placed at the beginning of a rhetorical question to express disbelief or forcefully point out an obvious fact.
to attend college / to go to university
A standard verb-object collocation used to describe studying at tertiary education level.
Closes the rhetorical question to strengthen the confrontational tone and demand affirmation of the obvious fact.
