我平时对你有这么严厉吗
“Am I usually that strict with you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
舒庭 我要拿小本本记下来 能当一次免死金牌不
“Ms. Shu. If I write this in my notebook, can it count as a get-out-of-jail-free card?”
我平时对你有 这么严厉 吗
“Am I usually that strict with you?”
没有 我就是自我要求高 心虚 心虚
“No, I just have very high standards for myself. I'm just nervous, that's all.”
“Don't exaggerate—I'm not that terrifying, am I?”
Modern Chinese workplace superiors often use teasing rhetorical questions to diminish perceived power distance and foster mentor-mentee camaraderie.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be so strict with you
A common structure '对 someone 严厉' used to describe being tough or demanding on someone.
ordinarily; normally; in daily life
Use this to contrast standard behavior with an unusual situation.
Softens the rhetorical question into a friendly, conversational check-in.
