你要什么时候说真话
“When are you going to tell the truth?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
李响
“Li Xiang.”
你要 什么时候说 真话
“When are you going to tell the truth?”
“Do you want to let everyone know what happened that day?”
“Stop lying to everyone; I know you are hiding what really happened.”
In high-stakes professional partnerships, directly asking someone when they will speak the truth breaks the customary indirectness, signaling severe moral tension or betrayal.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to tell the truth
A common collocation used when demanding honesty or discussing whether someone is sincere.
when / at what time
Can be used literally to ask for a time, or rhetorically to express impatience.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Speak truthfully,”
“Can I be honest?”
“Just tell me the truth.”
“If one day you dare to tell the truth,”
“You must tell me the truth.”
“will you tell me the truth?”
“Just tell me the truth.”
“When will you ever tell the truth in your life?”
“at a time like this, tell us the truth.”