你可以 你这到底是怎么想的
“Impressive. What was going through your head?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不是 沈谢秩
“Seriously though, Shen Xiezhi...”
你可以 你这 到底是怎么想的
“Impressive. What was going through your head?”
你说换了一个人物 还是换了一个地点
“You changed the approach, you changed the setting, and the whole outcome shifted.”
“Are you out of your mind? What could possibly justify doing this?”
Using affirmative phrases like '你可以' (literally 'you are capable') to mean the exact opposite is a quintessential colloquial tactic to highlight absurd behavior.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
you've really done it; unbelievable (ironic praise)
Often used sarcastically in informal spoken Mandarin to express exasperation at someone's audacious or foolish action.
what on earth were you thinking
A very common rhetorical question expressing complete incomprehension toward someone's choices.
Affirms the inquiry into the underlying mindset or reasoning behind the action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What exactly are you thinking?”
“What exactly is on your mind?”
“what are you really thinking?”
“Tell me true, are you still”